ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland

Have you ever played hide and seek? Sometimes when we play that game, we have to find secret hiding spots. Scotland, a place far away from here, also has hiding spots, but not for people to hide. Instead, they are places where old and important things are hidden so that we can learn about Scotland's past.

The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland is like a group of grown-ups who help to find and keep track of these hidden places. They make sure that these places are not forgotten and that we can still learn from them today.

The people in the commission have a special job of finding and studying historical monuments (which are old and important things like castles, buildings, and even rocks!) in Scotland. They take pictures, draw maps, and write down what they find. They even make little models of the monuments so that people can see what they look like.

When they finish studying the monuments, they make sure to tell everyone what they found. They give talks, write books, and even make pictures so that we can all learn about Scotland's past.

So, remember the next time you play hide and seek, Scotland's monuments are like hidden treasures for us to learn from, and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland helps us find them!