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For the past three weeks Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust have been running their annual Traditional Building Skills training courses at Aberdalgie Church community garden. Locals and school children took part in learning new skills and contributing to the fantastic Green Shoots Project!

On the weekend of 7-8 May (National Mills Weekend), Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust and SPAB Scotland hosted Milling Matters, the first national mills conference. We're thrilled to say that the weekend was enjoyed immensely by all, thanks to the hard work and dedication of our staff, volunteers, speakers and discussion hosts.

Doors Open Days will take place the weekend of 17th and 18th September in Perth and Kinross this year. The two themes are "Sustainability" (European Heritage Days) and "Year of Stories" (Scottish Civic Trust).

Our annual series of Architectural Conservation CPDs is returning on 27th April. All talks are delivered by accredited conservation industry professionals.

Traditional Buildings Health Check is a scheme aimed at helping owners of traditional buildings undertake proactive maintenance. It has been run successfully in Stirling by Stirling City Heritage Trust since 2013, and now the funders, Historic Environment Scotland, are looking to widen the area. A small pilot scheme began in Perth City in February 2022.

In the run up to the Milling Matters Weekend Conference the SPAB Scotland and Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust are pleased to present a series of four online talks.

Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust and the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) are very pleased to bring you a first in Scotland - a conference dedicated entirely to Mills, their associated heritage and the craft of milling!

We are excited to announce that drafts of PKARF's Mesolithic and Neolithic chapters have entered the final phase of production and are now available for wider consultation. We would like your feedback- can you help?

Doors Open Days is Scotland’s largest free festival that celebrates heritage and the built environment. This annual event gives local residents and visitors of all ages the opportunity to visit historic, civic and interesting buildings that are not usually open or accessible to the public; all for free! Find our what the Perth and Kinross programme has in store!

From shopfronts to fanlights, office feature windows to church windows, stained-glass artist Liz Rowley will draw from her extensive experience in historic glass repair and contemporary design to cover the practicalities of common issues, appropriate repair, specification of work and the application of traditional skills in modern design.

From navigating legislation, to bats, birds and bees in residence, this CDP considers a range of aspects surrounding ecology and traditional buildings with wildlife expert Danièle Muir offering practical guidance on how to design for and carry out work on historic buildings with these factors in mind.

Our 2021 Architectural Conservation CPD Programme is running from April to October. Whether you are a homeowner, starting out in a buildings related career, looking to refresh your conservation knowledge or are a professional encountering historic buildings as part of your work portfolio, this is the CPD programme for you.

We are delighted to announce the release of our latest publication on the spectacular prehistoric archaeology of Perth and Kinross.

We're delighted to announce that as of 21 October 2019, we have relocated our office.

Great turn out for Perth’s second Property Repair Seminar.

The Trust has launched its third phase of the Perth City Heritage Fund bringing £750,000 of Scottish Government investment to Perth to assist with conserving and repairing historic buildings.

Perth’s first ever property repair seminar was held in May 2018. Immensely successful, it was hosted by Perth Solicitor’s Property Centre, packing out the the ball room of the Royal George Hotel with homeowners, prospective homeowners, Solicitors, architects, estate agents and surveyors from across Perth and Kinross.

The Church of St Stephen’s has become the final recipient of financial assistance through the Trust's Historic Building Grants Scheme which will be used to finance the extensive roof repairs needed.

This September marked the first season of excavations in an exciting three year project investigating the hillfort of King’s Seat, above Dunkeld. Over 70 volunteers and local school pupils joined Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust, Dunkeld and Birnam Historical Society and professional archaeologists from AOC Archaeology Ltd to unearth an impressive assemblage of early historic metalworking artefacts and possible slingshot ammunition.

The Trust was proud to attend the Fife and Tayside Traditional Buildings Forum reception at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh this month to showcase our Traditional Building Skills Projects and the training opportunities these offered.

We're excited to announce the release of our new strategic plan which sets out our vision, values and priorities for the next 5 years.

Working in close partnership with the Fife and Tayside Traditional Buildings Forum, we held our second two-day Traditional Buildings Skills event on King Edward Street in Perth to raise awareness of Scotland’s fantastic traditional buildings and the specialist skills needed to maintain them.

The Trust have been pleased to help the Black Watch Association commemorate the former site of the Queen’s Barracks with a small grant from the Perth City Heritage Fund.

We’re delighted to announce that the trident of the Britannia statue atop the Old Academy in Rose Street, Perth has been reinstated thanks to financial support through the Perth City Heritage Fund.

The Trust is delighted to have received a silver award in Perth and Kinross Council’s Securing the Future Awards 2016 in the Improving Services Through Partnership Category for the project Repairing Our Historic Tenements.