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Scotland's Listed Buildings

This booklet explains what listing means for owners and how we assess buildings for listing.

Scotland's Prisons

This report is intended as a preliminary aid to the review of the listed Scottish Prison Service estate and it provides an overview of Scottish prisons as a building type.

Scotland's Protected Historic Places

The reports on this page concern work we began in 2024 to review national-level historic environment designation in Scotland and to develop a long-term strategy.

Scotland's Public Libraries

A report about the architectural and historical development of purpose-built, public libraries in Scotland.

Scotland's Scheduled Monuments

This booklet explains what scheduling means for owners of monuments and how we assess sites and monuments for scheduling.

Scotland's Shops

A publication on the design of shops in Scotland, including a gazetteer of retail buildings.

Scotland's Sporting Buildings

Scotland’s Sporting Buildings brings the special interest of these sites and structures to life for the first time in a fascinating and accessible guide.

Scotland's Thatched Buildings

This report is to inform the designations review of over 300 buildings in Scotland which are thatched or are recorded as having had been thatched. 236 of these buildings are currently listed (2018).