Maps, Plans and Archives
Johann Blaeu's Atlas, 1654
General Roy's Military Survey, 1747-55
John Ainslie's 'Map of the County of Renfrew', 1796
1st edition OS 1:10560 (6”), 1863
2nd edition OS 1:2500 (25”), 1913
Sources
Printed Sources
Groome, Francis H (ed) – Ordnance Gazetteer, 1882-5
Historic Scotland – Listed Buildings Survey
National Monuments Record - Photographic collection
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland - Aerial photographs, dated 1947 and 1988
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1845
Walker, Frank Arneil – The South Clyde Estuary, Architectural Guide, RIAS, 1986
About the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes
Historic Environment Scotland is responsible for designating sites and places at the national level. These designations are Scheduled monuments, Listed buildings, Inventory of gardens and designed landscapes and Inventory of historic battlefields.
We make recommendations to the Scottish Government about historic marine protected areas, and the Scottish Ministers decide whether to designate.
The inventory is a list of Scotland's most important gardens and designed landscapes. We maintain the inventory under the terms of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.
We add sites of national importance to the inventory using the selection guidance published in Designation Policy and Selection Guidance (2019)
The information in the inventory record gives an indication of the national importance of the site(s). It is not a definitive account or a complete description of the site(s). The format of records has changed over time. Earlier records may be brief and some information will not have been recorded.
Enquiries about development proposals, such as those requiring planning permission, on or around inventory sites should be made to the planning authority. The planning authority is the main point of contact for all applications of this type.
Find out more about the inventory of gardens and designed landscapes and our other designations at www.historicenvironment.scot/advice-and-support. You can contact us on 0131 668 8914 or at designations@hes.scot.