SCOTS are being asked to nominate their favourite places across the country as part of a bid to extend the range of official national monuments.
Heritage quango Historic Environment Scotland has launched an online survey asking people to name the places and buildings that matter to them.
The nominations will be collated and heritage bosses want to officially list less well-known sites across the country.
Some of the examples that have been received include Kelvingrove Park and Govanhill Baths in Glasgow, the Clootie Well on the Black Isle, and St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall, Orkney.
Also on the list is Tinkers’ Heart in Argyll, which is the first site relating to the traveller community in Scotland to be officially recognised.
It is a heart-shaped setting of white quartz stones embedded in the tarmac of what was formerly a road junction but is now in a pasture field on Loch Fyne. The Heart has been there since the 1700s and has already been added to the Schedule of Monuments of National Importance.
Historic Environment has called for more such sites to be nominated and believe the list will eventually include parks, pubs, halls of residence and public swimming baths.
Elizabeth McCrone, head of designations at the quango said: “It’s been fascinating to hear so many different views about what makes a place special for Scotland’s people .
“You don’t have to be an expert in heritage or archaeology to get involved with the campaign. We would love people from all over Scotland and from all ages and backgrounds to give us their views.”
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