History on the doorstep to be revealed in towns and cities across Scotland

29 April 2013

People living in towns and cities across Scotland will get involved in investigating and telling the history of their own communities through a project that’s just received Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) development funding.

RCAHMS has been awarded a first-round pass for funding of around £1.65m by the HLF for Scotland's Urban Past (SUP). This includes £55,000 of Development funding to work up plans which will involve communities across Scotland in celebrating and recording their urban environment and heritage.

The second round application to deliver the full five-year project will be submitted in December 2013.

The project builds on the success of the Scotland’s Rural Past (SRP) community archaeology initiative. Running for five years, SRP inspired and trained hundreds of volunteers in  60 local groups the length and breadth of Scotland,  to research and record their historic settlements and landscapes.

Now Scotland’s Urban Past (SUP) will focus on the urban built environment.

The five-year project will encourage 60 communities across Scotland to explore the rich architectural, social and personal histories of their urban environments, to understand their distinctive characters, and to study how they have changed over time.