Farming and agri-environment schemes
More than 80% of scheduled monuments are located on agricultural land and are affected by land management practices.
No specific funding for management works on scheduled monuments is available via the Scottish Government’s Rural Payments. But several management options and capital items in the Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS) could offer dual benefits to both the environment and the long-term management of scheduled monuments. An application that offers positive management of a scheduled monument could gain extra weighting.
Find out more in the Scotland Rural Development Programme [PDF, 2.55MB]
If you are thinking of applying for funding under an AECS scheme, or considering improving the management of a scheduled monument under Enhanced Greening, please contact us for pre-application advice.
Managing Change in the Historic Environment: Works on Scheduled Monuments
This guidance note sets out the legal requirements relating to works on scheduled monuments under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.
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