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Consents and permissions

You may need consent if you plan to make changes to a historic building, scheduled monument or Historic Marine Protected Area.

Working at and managing scheduled monuments

Guidance and support for working responsibly at scheduled monuments and looking after them as managers.

Visiting scheduled monuments

What to consider when visiting one of Scotland's scheduled monuments, including the rules around camping, metal detecting and magnet fishing.

Heritage crime

Heritage crime is any criminal activity which harms a heritage asset. Find out about different types of heritage crime and how we're tackling it.

Looking after traditional buildings

Find advice and guidance on how to repair and maintain buildings in a sustainable way, retaining their historic character.