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Scotland

A mix of adults and children wearing outdoor clothes in a forest
The Biosphere Explorers project, Galloway Glens Landscape Partnership
Since 1994 we have awarded £930m to more than 4,800 projects in Scotland.

Scotland's rich heritage varies from glorious landscapes, shorelines and islands to vibrant urban environments. It has a distinctive and diverse people, culture, and heritage with a history of inventors and innovators known across the world. Take a look at some of the projects in Scotland we have been proud to support.

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Our Scots logo

Heritage Fund Scots logo

We launched our Scots logo on 21 February 2022 for International Mother Language Day.

We are the first funder in Scotland to have a Scots language logo, which organisations can display on historic sites, at events, in project materials and online to acknowledge and celebrate our funding. It comes in addition to our Scottish Gaelic logo.

We’re excited to see projects begin to use it and for Scots speaking communities to enjoy seeing their own language on their local heritage.

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If you have an idea for a project in Scotland, we would love to hear from you. 

Find out more and apply for National Lottery grants for Heritage.

Follow us on Twitter/X: @HeritageFundSCO

Email: scotlandcontact@heritagefund.org.uk
Telephone: 0131 376 0033  (Monday to Friday, 9.00am–5.00pm)

Regus Office
93 George Street
Edinburgh
EH2 3ES

Visiting and access

If you wish to visit us in person, please email or call us in advance to book an appointment.

Please note that as the building is a Georgian design, the doorways, corridors and stairwells are narrow and not suitable for wheelchair users. 

The entrance has one small step to navigate. The main entrance door is a period feature and is heavy to open. Once in the building, there are four steps to reception. The offices are on the 3rd floor and can all be reached via lift. There are no accessible toilets on site.

We can arrange to meet you at an accessible venue if required – just let us know when booking.

A view across Tarbert harbour, in the foreground to the right are some leaves and a rocky foreshore. To the left is a jetty and a yacht. IN the background harbour front building with hill behind them.
Tarbert, one of eight Scottish places developing heritage driven regeneration.

News

Putting heritage at the heart of regenerating places

For the first time, we have joined forces with Historic Environment Scotland (HES) to support heritage driven regeneration plans in communities across the nation. Together we've awarded £863,050 of development funding – of which just over half comes from the Heritage Fund – to eight projects
Illustrated map showing 58 UK UNESCO sites
The UNESCO illustrated map, showing 58 heritage sites across the UK.

Projects

UNESCO launch a new illustrated map of the UK’s top heritage sites

Designed by Birmingham-based creative cartographer Tom Woolley, the map shows all 58 sites, cities and natural landscapes, helping to bring to life the huge variety of heritage on people’s doorsteps.

Simple line drawing of a pen

Publications

Scotland: Committee minutes March 2023

Minutes of the Committee for Scotland meeting which took place at The National Teachers Union Scotland (NASUWT), 35 Young Street, Edinburgh on 7 March 2023.