The Scottish government has given grants totalling more than £4M to repair 16 historic buildings. Among the buildings to benefit are Riddle's Court in Edinburgh's Old Town, the Bandstand at Kelvingrove Park in Glasgow and the Pavilion in Rothesay. Others include the derelict St Peter's Seminary in Cardross, which has been described as on of the world's architectural wonders.

The money is from the latest round of Historic Scotland's Building Grants. The recipients for the building repair grants are:

* t Peter's Seminary, Cardross, Argyll £500,000
* Grand Fountain, Paisley £100,132
* Spiers Centre, Alloa, Clackmannanshire £435,000
* Pheasantry, Haddo House, Aberdeenshire £28,169
* Riddle's Court, Edinburgh £500,000
* Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow £178,042
* Rothesay Pavilion, Rothesay, Bute £500,000
* Carnsalloch House, Dumfries and Galloway £364,000
* Brig O' Doon, Alloway, Ayrshire £30,160
* Corn Exchange, Dalkeith, Midlothian £83,864
* Leighton Library, Dunblane, Stirlingshire £76,800
* Inverness Town Steeple, Inverness £241,750
* Haddington Town House, East Lothian £59,000
* Brodie's Mill Innerleithen, Borders £500,000
* Castle Leod, Highlands £219,618
* Kelvingrove Bandstand, Glasgow £245,000