Heritage bosses say archive centre a step closer

HERITAGE chiefs have today insisted progress is being made on a new home for Scotland's heritage archives, which is set to be built in the Capital.

By The Newsroom

Published 15th Apr 2008, 11:35 BST

Updated 15th Apr 2008, 12:48 BST

The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland was given 12 million towards a purpose-built centre, which will contain thousands of ancient documents and historical records to replace its base in the south of the city in 2004.

But a new site for the collections – along with works from the National Museums of Scotland, the National Archives of Scotland and the National Library – was only found in Granton last year.

The Royal Commission today said a master planning project to flesh out the new archive was under way.

A spokeswoman for the Royal Commission said: "A site at Granton was acquired in September 2007 with a view to handling long-term storage issues for the National Collections, including RCAHMS, and the full development potential of the site is currently under consideration."