More than £8.6 million has been awarded towards heritage-led projects in each of Scotland's seven cities.

The investment will be distributed over the next three years to the following City Heritage Trust's;

• Aberdeen City Heritage Trust - £901,100

• Dundee Historic Environment Trust - £750,000

• Edinburgh World Heritage Trust - £2,655,500

• Glasgow City Heritage Trust - £2,550,000

• Inverness City Heritage Trust - £250,000

• Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust - £750,000

• Stirling City Heritage Trust - £750,000

Delivered from 2018-2021, the HES funding will allow CHTs to direct resources to local heritage-led projects that will create jobs, regenerate buildings and city precincts, provide training opportunities in the sector and lever additional funding from other sources.

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Alex Paterson, Chief Executive of HES, said: "Through schemes such as City Heritage Trust funding, organisations best placed to understand local needs have the opportunity to not only improve the condition and quality of their local historic environment, but align projects to deliver the best possible outcomes in their communities.

"We want to ensure more of the money we spend is directed by communities themselves - by the individuals and organisations who know best how to tackle the issues affecting their communities and harnessing the energy of local people.

"We are seeing the positive impacts previous funding rounds have had on local communities, including the employment opportunities generated and stronger economies from successful commercial ventures."

Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs. Fiona Hyslop. said: "This is a fantastic opportunity for Scotland's cities to lead the way in improving our historic built environment and to encourage more proactive maintenance of our diverse buildings.

"I am confident that the funding will further benefit local communities and the wider economy, providing skilled work for our people."

(LM)