Public petitions

Have been fighting for years to prevent house building on the last remaining bit of the battlefield fron the Battle of Bothwell Bridge. Very limited bit of archaeological investigation carried out several years ago. Some artefacts found and given to South Lanarkshire Council for safekeeping. The don't know where they are. Seems to me that greed threatens to take precedence over history. People died for their beliefs and it is appropriate that this is acknowledged properly. Think of the battlefields and memorials in France for World War victims. Just because battles were fought a long time ago does not mean that the victims should be forgotten.

It is vital that legislation re listed battlefields is laid down NOW

I agree that legislation is essential to the long-term protection of our historic battlefields, and would urge the parliament to take the matter seriously and seek a workable framework for safeguarding sites which once lost can never be recovered.

I think that it is vital to preserve sites of historical interest for future generations.

Once it's gone it's gone.

Delighted to sign this worthwhile petition

Too much history going under the bulldozer. Let's save what we still have.

Yes, I agree that it is vital that legislation is laid down now before any further inappropriate developments can go ahead. Our nation's heritage needs to be protected for future generations.

We should be protecting the heritage of our history for future generations.

I was born and brought up in Bothwel l and the remaining site of the battle of bothwell bridge is one which should be preserved and not lost forever to developers who have developed the rest of the village.

There should be no need to encroach on historic sites. Our history is important.

We need to preserve these historical sites, I would urge everyone to sign and save more unaffordable homes being built.

Protect our village

Save our heritage

These battle sites are sacred to the memory of the men who fought and died on them.It is sacrelege to permit building on them.Imagine in years to come taking your grandchilden to a housing estate and trying to explain to them the battle of Bothwell Bridge? These sites our national heritage and must be preserved.We forgo thst at our peril

Of course. These are historic sites where people died.

Respect the views of the people of Bothwell

Our country our history leave it alone, we fought and died for

Future generations have to be able to stand on the place these events actually took place in order to feel emotionally connected and completely understand the significance

Please do not change this historic village anymore, we are losing all of our histories sites in favour of new housing.

If we allow developers to but sites for their property projects we will denude our communities of their historical heritage and future generations will not forgive us for cultural vandalism.

I used to keep my ponies for many years in the covanatars field Bothwell and my dad wanted to buy it and sign document to say he would never sell to build houses on it however then many years ago there was so much politics sadly. We stayed in Lang side road bothwell with a back gate from house in to field would be awful if builders were to do anything to this historic place and history.

It is vitally important that we preserve these sites for the future. Children need to be aware of our history nd these sites contribute greatly to the enhancement of the learning. To visit a site where hundreds of years earlier our ancestors stood gives meaning to the history.

Protect our history

It is vitally important that we preserve these sites for the future

Historical Battlefield Sites should be preserved for future generations to fully appreciate their country's history

It is very important to keep the history alive, especially for younger people like me, who would not get to experience and see where historic events took place

Vital sites of historical interest are protected for future generations.

We secure the future by holding the past

Totally in agreement with stated objectives

Scotland but more important the children of Scotland have a right to their own history
We are only the custodians
Our MSPs are only the custodians
If we build over it it is gone never to return

Both Culloden battlefield and Kiliecrankie are integral to our history. There are plenty of other places to build homes or holiday cabins. On the bodies of my ancestors is NOT the appropriate place. If the Scottish government does not protect these areas from development, they will lose a lot of support from Scots and those of Scottish origin

Battlefields are war graves and should be full protected and respected.
Stop selling off Scotland to the highest bidder.

We must secure vital historical sites for our future generations

We need to safeguard places like the Battlefields and not allow them to disappear gradually under housing or roads. They are an extremely important part of our history, much of which is no longer being taught in our schools, and we need to ensure that developers do not take advantage of this lack of knowledge to build prestige developments they can sell for exorbitant prices.

Protect our heritage and history from profiteers.

It is imperative that legislation in Scotland is changed in order to allow communities to have an equal say with developers in planning situations. Equal Right of Appeal will be required as will proper consultation with local people inclusive of developers and local council members who represent the people. Centralisation of legal power in a Minister is not appropriate unless a plan is of specific National Importance. No builds on Historic Battlefields ,archaeological sites and GREENBELT

I hope the powers of government will choose to protect glorious Scottish historic sites for the future of tourism, and the education of future generations!

Loss of a culture should not be repeated by a disregard of historical sites for financial gain

Historical battlefields should be protected for future historians and to help teach future generations understand our history. Nothing like standing in places such as Culloden and absorbing the sacred vibes.

Profit before an area of historical significance is a disgrace and a shameful reflection of general apathy of the masses

Historic sites should be preserved for education and remembrance.

Save these locations now before the sacrifices of so many are merely a footnote in a history book and forgotten as fast as one can turn the page.

Historical sites are our heritage and as such should be protected for future generations.

War Graves must be protected from being sold and used to build upon!! Graves are sacred territory especially when men were killed trying to protect the
Territory!

I am a Ferguson and Whitelaw, 2nd generation in America. Those are my ancestors in the dirt. That is my blood. It is but a small space. Leave it be.

Why take this small space, filled with the bodies and blood of my ancestors, and make money?

This is a war grave and historic battlefield. It should remain undisturbed.

Do not let Culloden and other historical sites be desecrated for the sake of financial gain.

Historic Sites must be preserved.

I cant beleive that this is something that we need to petition government about. This should already be protected land, all battlefields need to be preserved, no other country worth fighting for builds on their historical battle ground. The world is watching, let our Scottish Government show that it is proud to protect its history, its identity and its people.

Our history is what makes us who we are.

Please act now on this to protect our heritage

The world is also watching dont let big business demolish a sacred national treasure.

The world is also watching dont let big business demolish a sacred national treasure.

To honour those people who had fought and died for a cause of their own personal identity, I deeply think that needs to be safe guarded.

this is long overdue.

Protect historical sites for future generations.

We look to our History to help secure our future.

I hope that when my small grandchildren visit Scotland someday that they will find Culloden Battlefield much the same as today. A gravesite and memorial to our Scottish ancestors that has endured the test of time.

Preserve the past, it shapes the future.

Disgusting to build on war graves. The councillors that voted in favour should be ashamed of themselves and some of them with good highland names I hope they hear thier ancestors .

These battlefields are historic and sacred and should be preserved always.

These sites are our history and must be preserved, not built on

These Historic Battlefields should be preserved, not built on

The preservation of battlefields from the Scottish history is important, both as a way to attract tourism as well as a important reminder of the proud Scottish history. To allow development on historical battlefields is just another part of the English colonization of Scotland.

That is a sacred piece of Land.Should show more respect for our fallen Hero's.Wouldn't like it if someone built a house on my grave.Disgusting.

We must stop this from happening it's beyond belief that this can be allowed..

No peaceful future without peace for the fallen

Scotland Battlefields must be protected for future generations to learn our History

We need to value our sites and our history to preserve it.

Brave men died for this land protect it to honour their memory

Please stop and think about what you are going to destroy

Once these sites are gone they cannot be replaced.

Preserve the past to secure a secure the future of Historically Important Sites

For the grace of God please think again, This is sacred land to Scotland.

A sad day when givernment gives the green light in destroying history for small profit.

Please show respect for the brave men who died and were buried on this hallowed ground.

Blatant disregard towards historical sites. There should be no new buildings on battlefields etc. How are we going to keep these places for future generations to study, if there's no regulations to prevent new builds?

Historic Battlefields should be preserved at all costs!

History is important not only now but for future generations

Battlefields and their environs- as well as being of historic importance- should be treated with the same reverence as maritime war graves

If we donot protect these sacred grounds they will be lost forever what are we teaching our children how important history is when we do the opposite and destroy such things!!!!

We need to respect our history and those who died fighting for a free Scotland .

Yes I agree. Look at what has been done to Dundee. It is important to preserve our history.

there should be a non-negotiable municpal law against developments on designated battlefields and gravesites that have nothing to do with preserving the site.

I have been there a few times, and it really gives you an eerie feeling knowing all those brave men died on that site trying to protect there heritage. Taken away by people who don't care about remembering history's diabolical episode's that were forced on the Scots.

Hugh's comment is spot on.

We secure the future by holding the past
Hugh Mc Cormick
15:44 on 23 May 2018

Leave historical sites alone for future generations please!!

It's such a great place to feel history. We were there last year and our 8 year old son was totally interested. He asked a lot and we answered him. Such a place needs to be protected.

It's such an important place of Scottish history. It must be protected.

It is a historical place. Never should a place like this to be used for commercial aim. There are more possibilities to bring tourists for holiday to Scotland. Nobody should build tourist accomodation near to historic places. If you intend to visit Scotland as a tourist, you must have enough time for visiting. Otherwise we will have shuttle service an short distances between tourist accomodation and historical places in a couple of years.

Good luck

Please, stop this disgrace and show some respect.

A site of such historic import needs to kept as it has been for centuries. It already has an impressive visitor center and restaurant. Any more would ruin it.

This site is a true historical sanctuary that should not be contaminated by buildings or facilities for tourist, agricultural or other purposes... If the government is elected by the people, it must not forget that it acts in the name of the people and for the people and that this people, by this petition, claims loud and clear that it is absolutely against this decision to desecrate Culloden. A historic place but also a cemetery where thousands of people are resting. These people deserve the respect of the Scottish Government. Without these men and others before them, there might be no more Scotland as we know it

What à pity ! Only to make money

An insult to Scotland and the true patriots that died on Culloden if this is allowed to happen.

This a sacred battlefield and history and the sacrifice of those buried there should be the priority and memory not the pursuit of profit and greed.
history is more important than money and when I speak to my kids about our nations history I don't want to take them to show them a housing estate where a sacred battlefield and burial once was. Maybe one day our history will come before profit.

These sites are part of our heritage

I am supporting this petition because I am appalled by the consideration of current planning proposals for Culloden Battlefield.

Battlefields from whatever period of history are WAR GRAVES and should never ever be developed or built upon.

Preserve all Historical sites from Building on them

It is ridiculous that with a history the likes of what Scotland has, and the attraction that History has throughout the World, that we need to resort to petitioning to try and protect the sacred land that our forefathers fought so bravely to protect. Please STOP all this NOW and never let it rise ever again.

A great cause. Apologies if I have already signed...sometimes I lose track. No deceit intended.

It would be a great shame for Scotland NOT to preserve Culloden and the surrounding areas where good scottish jacobite soldiers died for the freedom and independence of Scotland. The government should pay respect to what happened there. If it is all about money then start thinking about how all visitors around the world who had lost ancestors there will be thinking of the actions of selling out national history.

Yours J. MacGregor
Germany

You have my support in any way to stop work around or near Culloden Battlefield.

All Scottish Heritage should be protected even if the cost is high.

It really is becoming shameful that the general public are forced to object to quite obviously wrong decisions over building on sites corrupting our national heritage

This is a site of huge historical importance and should be protected at all costs!

We saw the fields in 2006 ... a wonderful journey in Scotland ... These historical important places should be protected.

stop to destroy your heritage!
it's a shame and it's totally disrespectul for Scottish history

Scottish Heritage sites should be protected without question

Utterly disgusting that the big boys think they can build on a site that blood was spilled on. It's a war grave. Consider abandoning this crazy idea!

Save our History!

Disgusting that the big boys think they can build on a site that is more or less a war grave. Consider abandoning such an idea. Absolute madness!

It's imperative that Scottish battlefield sites are preserved for the education of future generations. We cannot allow further desecration of battlefields to happen. The development at Culloden being allowed to go ahead was a disgrace
- and we can never let anything like this happen ever again...

Destroying historical battlefields is a crime in itself. They need to be preserved to educate the future generations so nothing like that ever happens again. It's sacred ground!

Historic Battlefield sites are war graves to be respected.......not building sites.

Scottish History and sites of historical importance should be protected especially those considered war graves

Only in Scotland would such audacious plans see the light of day. For way to long now, those who seek gold has dictated our Nations path rather than what is best for us all

On this land, and it's surroundings, lie the final resting place of the fallen after the battle of Culloden. Under no circumstances should any war grave be disturbed, disrupted or moved. This our National Heritage and has a major place in Scotlands history. Any attempt to change this should be dismissed with all speed and authority

The men that lie beneath the ground of any battlefield have given the ultimate sacrifice to their country. It should always be considered hallowed ground.

theres plenty of places to build unnaffordable housing so why choose a historic battlefield where dead people are, its plain disrespectful

This is hallowed ground and the resting place of those who fought for their county. Stop developing

How can you possibly condone desecrating Cullodon Battlefield ?! #dotherightthing

This battlefield and the brave men buried there needs to be respected and left untouched.

Please do not let them take this symbol of pride be taken away. We are in awe our ancestors who fought bled and died on many Scottish battlefields. Please preserve them.

Don't destroy an important part of our history.

Please consider the timeless history that this battlefield illustrates. People all over the world visit Culloden Battefield to feel Scottish history.

I can't imagine why this would be a good idea. There should be an established buffer area to stop encroaching. Families deserve access to loved ones and time to remember

This is a sacred place for those fallen to be mourned. Please to not desecrate this sacred ground for unnecessary development. As a visitor, I want to honor and respect your history not see it destroyed.

Save Culloden Battlefield for the dead

Absolute outrage to build anything on battlefield or burial grounds. Do these developers know where their ancestors are buried?????

This should be a preserved heritage and historical site. It is, in fact, a graveyard of our ancestors, and these men all deserve to rest in peace, don't they?

Colloden is a sacred place
- a battlefield and a graveyard. I cannot understand how anyone could consider desicrating this historic place

Daughter of a proud Scottish warbride & a Canadian soldier. I was "made" in Scotland when my parents wed and then born in Canada when my mom came to join him. Stop messing with my country before I get to see all of it !

of the Clan Macleod of Lewis.

Preserving Culloden and the surrounding area that has already been determined as a historical site, portions of these Land's should not have been sold to begin with. It should be preserved and honored has the sacred grounds of our ancestors who gave their lives for freedom in Scotland.

Please do not change this historical place.

Culloden is your heritage . Remember the men that have fought and died for your country. This is there home now

I am a descendent of Scots who fought at Culloden. Please save this historical land. It is hallowed ground.

Please keep this sacred site sacred.

I agree that it is vital that legislation is laid down now before any further inappropriate developments on any battlefields as listed on the Inventory of Historic Battlefields

History is beautiful, sad, painful and glorious all in different ways everywhere around the world and more and more of these places are being destroyed for many different reasons. Please, please don't let this be one of them.

As in all countries, the duty to remember must exist. We must not forget that without these deaths during all these confrontations our present generations would not be here. Let's not forget them! And what better way to preserve these places.

Care must be taken to preserve history. History forgotten, will be repeated. Lest we forget.

The final resting place of anyone who fell in battle, no matter what battlefield, no matter what country, should be considered hallowed ground and should be forever undisturbed.

A Nation was slaughtered here! What would it say if an SNP Government to allow this to happen? There are many other suitable sites available for development in this relatively remote area of Scotland.

Culloden should be preserved and respected just like any other British war grave at home or abroad.

History should be preserved at all cost and above profit.

It is a disgrace to imagine.

So sad when the thought of money outweighs the desecration of a historic site. If the construction goes forward, may the spirits & ghosts of valiant warriors haunt the residences

With all the special interest groups pushing their own agenda, if we continue to give in, we will no longer have any history, pride, or self awareness. My thoughts go to all of the historical places destroyed by despots, hate and now greed. We need historical sites for our children as well as ourselves to remind us of our mistakes and victories.

This historic site should be preserved!

All historic sites should be preserved for future generations to learn about their history and what sacrifices were made for their country!

There should be no development at this location unless it honors the fallen on both sides.

I don't live in your beautiful Scotland, but somehow my heart is telling me that I have to go there one day. So this saving of Cullodens battlefield is very important to me. You have this magical place, where many fought and died. It has to be remembered for the futur generations! You can't build houses there! Remember, what past generations did, tell your story to your children, grand children. Make them proud of their heritage! Please! Keep those historical places save! Thank you for listening to me!

History is a precious thing.A very delicate thing. We must do all we can to preserve it. If the future generations can't learn from previous times, they are doomed to repeat them.

Please preserve my heritage!

You live in a country so full of history. Do not let it slip away due to commercialism.

My ancestry includes links to the clans Jamieson, Macbeth, Galbraith and Gunn and I feel a strong connection to this heritage. I vehemently believe that to allow the desecration of such a sacred site would be unconscionable. Please, in the name of all that is Sacred, stop this from happening. Preservation of this site is crucial.

So many historical sites have been lost in America. Your country is rich in it's history, and Culloden battlefield is vitally important to teaching your people about it's past. Please, do not lose this important site to developers.

My ancestors fought and died on battlefields all over the world. Destroying these historic sites is a horrendous way to honor their memory, and the causes they fought for.

I am not Scottish, I grew up with an aunt that had come from Glasgow and she taught me all about the battle of Culloden. Please do not let greed take over history, people must remember what happened so future generations can learn the history.

I think it's extremely important to preserve our history for future generations. If legislation is given to build on one site, where will it end!

Culloden and the surrounding area is a war grave & should be protected. There are plenty other sites for house building, cannot believe that the Culloden site was given planning permission.

Culloden has to be protected by The Scottish Government.

These battlegrounds should be hallowed ground.

The battlefields not only hold huge historical value but they are also war graves, & as such sacred. Please protect these sites to help preserve our history & the memories of those who died there.

There are lots of empty field that people can build on. Do not sacrifice our history for the sake of profit. Indeed, there is profit to be made from history. For goodness sake, preserve these sites.

Preserve our heritage and sacred space

These places are of historical significance and councils should not have the right to give these builders the right to build on recognised burial grounds . It should be a separate Scottish government agency that has control of all ancient Scottish battlefields.

Our history is important and we must learn from it and retain it, especially today. I am only now aware of the lack of Scottish history taught when I was at school.

Any building is sacrilege

We should be preserving our history for future generations and respecting those who lost their lives in battle. Please do not allow developments like this to proceed

I am fed up of my Scottish Heritage and History being slowly chipped, chipped, chipped away. In the words of Cicero "To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life, unless it is woven into the lives of our ancestors by the records of history?"

I think it is important that Scottish History is preserved and respected . This site is part of our history and important to Scotland

Our ancient battlefields, final resting places, must be protected and respected. Put a stop to house builders and land developers trying to build on them.

This must be stopped. Our messsge must be loud and clear- we will not allow you to trample over our history any more than you have been trying to do wthin your skewed political and selfish mindset- an effort which has been on the increase since 2014. We are not stupid, neither are the graves of our fallen yours for vanity projects and dirty money.

Historical sites must be preserved for future generations

They fought for us now we should fight for them

Surely there are other fields suitable for building on nearby
- why detract from the landscape and atmosphere of one of the most significant battle sites in Scottish history? Pure greed.

A disgraceful, and politically motivated abuse.

Scottish heritage in all its aspects must be protected from these money grabbing conglomerates.

This ground does not belong to us who are here nowWe have no right to obliterate the past It must be revered and protected for future generations We mustnt forget the past

If you want to build on this sacred ground then you'll have another dead body there. Mine. Only killing me and thousands of others will you get to build there and that's not going to happen.

Please listen to your people and stop the desecration of our war graves.

It's a graveyard of spirits that must not be consumed by greedy investors who only see money and not the history.

Any battle cemetery I've ever visited, be it WW1 WW2 or Culloden,deserve the quietness of the surrounding environment. It's very difficult to evoke that same feeling of deep respect for the fallen, if you can't hear yourself think because the Number 10 bus is dropping off the screaming weans from school. I'm not too sure I'd want the ghosts of angry Jacobites stomping through my luxury pad.

Knowing our history is important. Being able to visit historical sites and see the actual places where significant events in that history is essential. Culloden could be developed but as a historical site sensitive to the resting place of those killed on the battlefield, not as a housing development.

Yes all scotlands battlefields are sacred grounds.for the people who died ther.

Building on any historic battlefield site is an abomination. There are human remains on most if not all battlefields and to ignore those and what they mean is not acceptable. This is desecration and I keep hearing about the possibility of building on various sites more and more. There are many empty building and other sites, leave our history alone.

The land of Scotland is steeped in history. There should be no development on historical battlefields on Scottish soil. It is more important to preserve the memory and the history of this great land than to profit for few.

Show some pride. Have some care. Learn to respect the past. Please

History is sacred!

Keep the historic sites in good order, not under concrete. Thanks.

Culloden should be kept intact and complete as a historical site with such important history

It is morally and ethically wrong to build on or by a development on the blood and bones of people who fought for political rights and the privilege of having the right to choose their own religious faith... Regardless of where you live we, as world citizens, must respect those who fought for the right to have dignity and freedom.

Having returned from a holiday in Uzbekistan my awareness of the necessity to protect historic sites has been greatly increased. They are a legacy which should be protected for future generations.