Over £1.7 million is being granted to repair historic buildings in Scotland, it has been announced.

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) is awarding the funding to seven projects as part of the organisation's Building Repair Grants scheme, which supports repair work to buildings of historic or architectural interest.

The list of grant recipients includes:

• West Boathouse, Glasgow - £360,000

• Former Maryfield Tram Depot, Dundee - £500,000

• Lerwick Town Hall, Shetland - £233,855

• Inverness Town House - £361,407


• Garrison House, Millport, North Ayrshire - £16,700

• Lews Castle Porter's Lodge and Boatman's House, Western Isles - £250,000

• Former District Court, Greenock - £65,398

The funding marks the third round of investment since HES was created in October 2015.

Martin Fairley, Head of Grants, said: "We received some very strong applications for the latest round of funding, and are pleased to be able to support urgently needed repairs in these seven buildings. The projects chosen to receive funding range in scale from boathouses to town halls, as well as the former Maryfield Tram Depot.

"Dundee Museum of Transport have developed a clear and pragmatic business plan for renovating the building, and it's clear they have strong support locally as well as from funders like HLF."

Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs, Fiona Hyslop, added: "Investing in our older buildings helps generate local construction work as well as ensuring our heritage is preserved and developed for the communities all over Scotland."

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