Protected Historic Places
8,000 years of important locations
From forts to factories and standing stones to shipwrecks.
Search for a Protected Historic Place
Locate and discover Protected Historic Places in Scotland, including listed buildings, scheduled monuments, gardens and battlefields.
Designating Protected Historic Places
Learn more about the process of designating a Protected Historic Place.
Types of Protected Historic Place
We designate and provide advice about places at a national level.
Listed buildings
Listed buildings are of special architectural or historic interest. Find out about what listed buildings are, and how they are managed.
Scheduled monuments
Scheduled monuments cover 8,000 years of Scottish history, including iconic castles and archaeological remains.
Gardens and designed landscapes
Gardens and designed landscapes include the grounds of important houses, public parks, botanic gardens, golf courses and cemeteries.
Historic battlefields
The Inventory of Historic Battlefields records the location of significant battles fought on Scottish soil.
Historic Marine Protected Areas
Not all protected places are on dry land. The sites of shipwrecks and important underwater archaeology are also recorded and protected.
World Heritage Sites
These places are chosen for their global significance. They are important to all of humanity and require special protection and management.
Heritage protection in Scotland
There are other types of protected historic place at local, national and international level. We work with partner organisations across Scotland to record and protect them.