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The Conservation of Scotland's Historic Gardens—Some Recent Issues
Scotland possesses a great wealth of historic gardens and designed landscapes, and while many are major tourist attractions, others are suffering from decay and neglect. Despite being the most ephemeral and vulnerable aspects of Scotland's rich heritage, no primary legislation has been introduced to protect the sites. Furthermore, there is no consensus as to what method of legal protection should be introduced. The 1987 Inventory analysed 275 outstanding sites located mostly in rural areas. Many of these gardens and designed landscapes were found to be of national importance, but increasingly vulnerable due to a lack of preservation measures and adequate resources. A recent research study by the University of Dundee has analysed sites located in Fife and Tayside. While local authorities now have to inform central agencies of threatening development, more could be done by central government and local authorities to protect this fragile, yet valuable, aspect of Scotland's heritage.
The Conservation of Scotland's Historic Gardens—Some Recent Issues
Scotland possesses a great wealth of historic gardens and designed landscapes, and while many are major tourist attractions, others are suffering from decay and neglect. Despite being the most ephemeral and vulnerable aspects of Scotland's rich heritage, no primary legislation has been introduced to protect the sites. Furthermore, there is no consensus as to what method of legal protection should be introduced. The 1987 Inventory analysed 275 outstanding sites located mostly in rural areas. Many of these gardens and designed landscapes were found to be of national importance, but increasingly vulnerable due to a lack of preservation measures and adequate resources. A recent research study by the University of Dundee has analysed sites located in Fife and Tayside. While local authorities now have to inform central agencies of threatening development, more could be done by central government and local authorities to protect this fragile, yet valuable, aspect of Scotland's heritage.
The Conservation of Scotland's Historic Gardens—Some Recent Issues
Skea, Ralph G. (author)
Journal of Architectural Conservation ; 2 ; 23-38
1996-01-01
16 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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