YOUR COMMON GOOD ASSETS – DISCOVER THE FACTS FOR

YOURSELF

BURGHS (Royal Burghs, Burghs of Barony) are now included within the 32 Scottish
Councils.

Councils listed below do not appear to record, for audit, any common good heritable
assets. It is inferred they also failed to record moveable assets. Based on their assets
(past and present) they should have both heritable and moveable common good
assets, which must be shown separately from other assets and be properly recorded
and insured. Common good assets should be identified as such, distinct from the
general body of assets under Council control.

Aberdeenshire
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Dundee City Council
East Dunbartonshire Council
East Renfrewshire Council
Falkirk Council
Inverclyde Council
Midlothian Council
North Lanarkshire Council
Shetland Islands Council
Stirling Council
 Useful Check List (alphabetical groups) for HERITABLE ASSETS of Common
Good - Enquire of your Council under The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act
2002.

HERITABLE ASSETS include

Access rights Coastal slopes Football pitch

Acres Coastguard premises Foreshore
Advertising wording Common Fountain
All weather courts Community land
All weather pitch Common land G
Allotments Common Muir
Amenity ground Court house Gait (walk)
Arts Centre Corn exchange Gallery
Aviary Cottage Gap site
Convenience Garages
B Cricket ground Gardens
Baths Cricket pavilion Gas site
Barony Customs dues Gate (s)
Beach Golf club
Bleaching field D Golf course
Bow Butt Golf links
Bowling green Depot Goose green
Bowling pavilion Development land Grandstand
Brae Docks Grass area
Bridge Dowbutts Grass mall
Burgh land Grazing field
Burgh wells Grazing land
E Grazing paddock
C Green (eg Glasgow)
Car park Estate Ground
Caravan path Esplanade Ground lease
Castle Ground (at pend)
Cattle Rank F Gymnasium
Cave and grounds
Cemetery Fairground H
(Burgh) chambers Farm
(City) chambers Feu duties Hall
Church Tower Field Hardstanding
Citadel Fire station Harbour
City hall Fishing rights Haugh
Clock (river – bay) Heritage collection
Close Flat Hill
Club Flower store Hill ground
Coalfield Football ground Hockey pitch
Horse market O Show site
House Site (baths –
Town House Observatory gymnasium)
Home and grounds Site (coastguard
Hotel station)
Hut Skateboard park
P Solum
I Square
Paddock Stables
Ice cream stance Park Statue
Industrial estate Pavement Steeple
Pavilion Store
J Plantation Storage tanks
Play park Sunken garden
Jetty Police station
Pond T
K Property
Provost’s lamp post Tanneries
Kiosk Public convenience Theatre
Putting green Toilets
L Tolbooth
Q Tower
Lade Town hall
Lagoon Quarry brae Town hall clock
Land (river) Town loaning
Lane R Town/county offices
Leisure centre
Library Race course U
Links Raik (cattle)
Loch Racing club – pigeons Undeveloped land
Lodge Recreation area
Reclaimed ground V
M Recycling centre
Ex reservoir
Market Resource centre
Market stance Retail park W
Mechanics institute River
Meadow(s) River walkway War memorial
Memorial garden Road Well
Mill Rugby ground Workshop
Minerals Woods
Monument S Wynch
Muir Wynd
Museum Sailing club ground
Mussels Salmon fishings XYZ
Mussel beds Sea beach
Sea shore Yards
N Sewage pumping station Youth centre
Ship yard
Nursery (land) Shop
To make sure your common good MOVEABLE ASSETS are safeguarded, it needs
you to enquire and check that these are listed (registered), insured, audited annually,
all separately from all other assets. Any SALES must be recorded and the proceeds
paid into a separate ‘common good fund’. Each Scottish Council is responsible for
this stewardship. Each elected Councillor becomes a TRUSTEE on election.

Possible MOVEABLE ASSETS (Common Good) include: -

B
Baillies’ badges (other civic badges) F
Books Flag
Brooch Fruitbowl
Burgh insignia Furniture
Burgh silver Furnishings
C
Candelabra G
Candlestick Gifts ‘to the burgh’
Casket Gifts ‘to the community’
Caster Gifts ‘to the people of …..’
Centrepiece Glassware
Ceramics Goblet
Ceremonial key Gold cup
Charters Gun
Chains (Provosts’ etc) H
Coffee pot Halberd
Coins I
Condiment Set Inkstand
D J
Deeds (legal) Jewels
E Jewellery
Egg cup L
Embroidery Loving cup
Ewer Ladle
M
Mace Silver articles
Manuscript Silver ball
Mazer Silver bells
Medal Snuff box
Medallion Spoon
Monteith Sporran
Mug Sword
Musical instruments Sugar bowl

P T
Painting Tankard
Pennant Targe
Pistol Tassie
Plaque Tea caddy
Portrait Tea kettle
Pottery Tea pot
Q Tea service
Quaich Tray
R Trophies
Records (historical) U
S Urn
Salter V
Salver Vase
Sauceboat W
Scrolls Writing set
Silver arrows
Others
Items paid for through PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION; acquired through BEQUESTS;
through GIFTS to the Burgh or the Community and CONTENTS of Municipal
GALLERIES and MUSEUMS may all be, in part or whole, Common Good Assets.
REMEMBER THAT

Common Good Funds consist of heritable and moveable assets and finance.

Make sure your assets are safeguarded by enquiring and checking they are LISTED
in an asset register, INSURED, AUDITED annually, all SEPARATELY from other
Council Assets. Any SALES must be recorded and the proceeds paid into a separate
Common good FUND.

For further information, visit http://www.scottishcommons.org and download and

read Common God Land in Scotland, A Review and Critique - and Common Good, A
Quick Guide.

Mary E Mackenzie

See Petition 875 at:

http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/petitions/docs/PE875.htm