Scheduled monuments

Scotland’s nationally important sites are spread across the country and span around 8,000 years of human settlement.

What is scheduling?

Find out how we recognise nationally important monuments through scheduling.
Search for a scheduled monument

You can find Scotland's scheduled monuments by searching using keywords or on a map.
Scheduling process

How we assess scheduling applications and requests for scheduling removals or reviews of existing schedulings.
Propose a site for scheduling

How to propose a monument for scheduling, request a change to an existing scheduled monument or request the removal of a monument from the schedule.
Types of scheduled monument

Information about scheduled monument types, including leaflets on archaeological periods and themes.
Effects of scheduling on owners

Management, maintenance and further guidance for owners of scheduled monuments.
Appeal a scheduling decision

Owners, occupants and tenants have a statutory right of appeal on when it comes to our scheduling decisions.