Inventories
Initially, RCAHMS recorded all buildings and monuments of note until the year 1707. This was later updated to 1805. The findings were published in a series of inventories. Changes in what constitutes a construction "of note", plus developments in how the public could access this information, led to the abandonment of the inventories after publication of the last Argyll volume in 1992. Consequently, only approximately half of Scotland was covered by this method.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Berwick 1909 | First Report and Inventory of Monuments and Constructions in the County of Berwick, 1909. |
| Berwick 1915 | Sixth Report and Inventory of Monuments and Constructions in the County of Berwick, 1915. |
| Caithness 1911 | Third Report and Inventory of Monuments and Constructions in the County of Caithness, 1911. |
| Dumfries 1920 | Seventh Report with Inventory of Monuments and Constructions in the County of Dumfries, 1920. |
| East Lothian 1924 | Eighth Report with Inventory of Monuments and Constructions in the County and East Lothian, 1924. |
| Edinburgh, 1951 | An Inventory of the Ancient and Historical Monuments of the City of Edinburgh with the Thirteenth Report of the Commission, 1951. |
| Fife, Kinross, and Clackmannan, 1933 | Eleventh Report with Inventory of Monuments and Constructions in the Counties of Fife, Kinross, and Clackmannan, 1933. |
| Hebrides, Skye, and the Small Isles, 1928 | Ninth Report with Inventory of Monuments and Constructions in the Outer Hebrides, Skye, and the Small Isles, 1928. |
| Kirkcudbright 1914 | Fifth Report and Inventory of Monuments and Constructions in Galloway, Volume 2, County of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, 1914. |
| Lanarkshire, 1978 | Lanarkshire, An Inventory of the Prehistoric and Roman Monuments |
| Midlothian and West Lothian, 1929 | Tenth Report with Inventory of Monuments and Constructions int he Counties of Midlothian and West Lothian, 1929. |
| Selkirkshire, 1957 | An Inventory of the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Selkirkshire with the Fifteenth Report of the Commission, 1957. |
| Sutherland 1911 | Second Report and Inventory of Monuments and Constructions in the County of Sutherland, 1911. |
| Wigtownshire 1912 | Fourth Report and Inventory of Monuments and Constructions in Galloway, Volume 1, County of Wigtown, 1912. |
| Argyll volume 1, 1971 | Argyll: An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments, Volume 1, Kintyre, 1971. |
| Orkney and Shetland, 1946, volume 1 | Twelfth Report with an Inventory of the Ancient and Monuments of Orkney and Shetland, Volume 1, Report and Introduction, 1946 |
| Peeblesshire, 1967, volume 1 | Peeblesshire, An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments, Volume 1, 1967. |
| Roxburghshire, 1956, volume 1 | An Inventory of the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Roxburghshire, volume 1, 1956. |
| Stirlingshire, 1963, volume 1 | Stirlingshire, An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments, Volume 1, 1963. |
| Argyll volume 2, 1975 | Argyll, An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments, Volume 1, Lorn, 1975. |
| Orkney and Shetland, 1946, volume 2 | Twelfth Report with an Inventory of the Ancient and Monuments of Orkney and Shetland, Volume 2, Inventory of Orkney, 1946 |
| Peeblesshire, 1967, volume 2 | Peeblesshire, An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments, Volume 2, 1967. |
| Roxburghshire, 1956, volume 2 | An Inventory of the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Roxburghshire, volume 2, 1956. |
| Stirlingshire, 1963, volume 2 | Stirlingshire, An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments, Volume 2, 1963. |
| Argyll volume 3, 1980 | Argyll: An Inventory of the Monuments, volume 3, Mull, Tiree, Coll & Northern Argyll (excluding the early medieval & later monuments of Iona), 1980 |
| Orkney and Shetland, 1946, volume 3 | Twelfth Report with an Inventory of the Ancient and Monuments of Orkney and Shetland, Volume 1, Inventory of Shetland, 1946 |
| Argyll volume 4, 1982 | Argyll: An Inventory of the Monuments, Volume 4, Iona, 1982. |
| Argyll volume 5, 1984 | Argyll: An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments, Volume 5, Islay, Jura, Colonsay & Oronsay, 1984. |
| Argyll volume 6, 1988 | Argyll: An Inventory of the Monuments, Volume 6, Mid Argyll and Cowal, 1988. |
| Argyll volume 7, 1992 | Argyll: An Inventory of the Monuments, Volume 7, Mid Argyll and Cowal, 1992. |