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  • Marine
Robin Rigg visit

Visiting Robin Rigg Windfarm

To mark Scotland's Climate Week, we're sharing the story of our recent visit to Robin Rigg Windfarm - the the first windfarm to operate in Scottish waters.
  • Coastal
Small boats at Craignish

Scottish boat moorings generate £23m annually and support 445 jobs

The positive impacts on health, employment and economic activity generated from private boat moorings has been analysed in a new report from Crown Estate Scotland.
HM Queen Elizabeth II

Statement: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
  • Buildings and places
  • Rural
A landmark on Glenlivet Estate

Community events announced for Glenlivet Estate 2050 project

Crown Estate Scotland has revealed its plans for a series of community conversation events, under the banner of its recently announced Glenlivet Estate 2050 project.
  • Marine
The NE1 area east of Shetland will host three Offshore Wind projects

Three Shetland ScotWind projects announced

Three projects will be offered seabed agreements for offshore wind projects following our ScotWind clearing process.
  • Buildings and places
  • Coastal
  • Rural
A scuba diver swimming in the ocean

Communities across Scotland urged to apply for £350,000 funding

A £970,000 fund designed to support projects and ideas to benefit the environment and local communities has opened for its third round of applications.
  • Marine
Wind farm in Aberdeen Bay

New offshore wind leasing opens: INTOG aims to to encourage innovation and decarbonise North Sea

From today, we have opened the opened the Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) offshore wind leasing process.
  • Rural
Tractor on Rural estate

Tenant farmers indicate strong desire to buy Crown Estate Scotland farms

A pilot initiative to increase diversity of land ownership in a planned and managed way has attracted strong interest from tenant farmers.
  • Buildings and places
  • Marine
  • Coastal
Stuart Archibald, Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre, Jamie Macfarlane from Crown Estate Scotland and Sian Brewis from Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre

ZeroFour innovation hub partnership will help preserve wartime history of unique Scottish airfield

Excavations to uncover artefacts from Britain’s first operational military airfield are to take place as part of a new initiative between Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre and ZeroFour.
  • Rural
Forest at Glenlivet

Community conversation for Glenlivet Estate announced

Crown Estate Scotland has begun a new community-focussed project to explore how the Glenlivet Estate might evolve over the next 30 years.
  • Marine
  • Coastal
Tarbert harbour

Crown Estate Scotland unveils support for coastal jobs, clean energy, and nature projects

Scotland’s coastal communities are set to gain from a raft of projects designed to protect the marine environment and stimulate economic activity.
  • Marine
INTOG

Summary of feedback on proposed INTOG leasing published

Crown Estate Scotland has today published more information on its Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) offshore wind leasing process.
Ronan O'Hara

Crown Estate Scotland announces new Chief Executive

Ronan O’Hara has been appointed as Crown Estate Scotland’s new Chief Executive.