Historic Environment Scotland

A new guidance document prepared by the Scottish Government’s Building Standards Division Directorate for Building Safety and Standards, together with Historic Environment Scotland, has been released in a bid to safeguard the future of nearly half a million of Scotland's traditional buildings

Plans to give listed status to a troubled Edinburgh block of flats have been dropped, clearing the way for the City of Edinburgh Council to press ahead with a buy-back programme for owners at the building. The decision brings relief to many owners at Westfield Court in Gorgie who had campaigned agai

Joining community representatives from Kelso, including His Grace the Duke of Roxburghe, First Minister John Swinney and conservation specialists from Historic Environment Scotland (HES) on 24 July celebrated the reopening of Kelso Abbey.  After five years, the abbey has reopened after the conc

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has published an audit report of Angus flagstone roofs which shows that only around 240 buildings across Scotland have been identified to retain the once-common feature. Stone is a signature material for Scotland, contributing to national and local identities, tou

An appeal that intended to remove the listed status of a former cinema in Glasgow has been thrown out with the cinema remaining with a Category C-listed status. 

The Inner House of the Court of Session has refused a vehicle supplier’s appeal against a reporter’s decision that Historic Environment Scotland had been entitled to list a disused 1930s-style Glasgow cinema, despite having recently refused to interfere with its partial demolition.

The Paisley Museum has gained a national accolade, winning the title of Scotland’s best heritage project at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) awards.   The £68.7 million redevelopment, spearheaded by Renfrewshire Council and OneRen, was declared the winner in the H

On the eve of Scotland’s ninth World Cup finals, Historic Environment Scotland (HES) is launching a new project exploring the places that have shaped the development of modern football in Scotland. HES is asking members of the public, local communities, supporters and historians across the cou

School pupils from across Edinburgh swapped their classroom for the Castle to try their hand at construction and traditional skills through a Build Your Future event.

The National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) returned to Edinburgh Castle this week to support the Build Your Future skills taster event.

Notes uncovered during refurbishment work at Edinburgh Castle have now been returned to the Crown Room where they were first found. Hidden behind the room’s historic oak panelling, the papers came to light earlier this year as work began to redesign the display of the Honours of Scotland &mdas

The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has challenged the decision to grant Category A listed status to HMP Barlinnie, arguing the designation could restrict redevelopment opportunities and hamper regeneration in the surrounding area.

It was the first dedicated home of Scotland’s oldest football club, the site of the first ever Scottish Cup Final and one of the first purpose-built football grounds anywhere in the world. Now the archaeological remains of the pavilion of First Hampden in the southside of Glasgow has been desi

Lego fans have a chance to put their building skills to the test by taking part in a project to build the iconic Prestongrange Cornish Beam Engine.

The regeneration of Govan through a programme of heritage projects over the next five years has been boosted by new funding of almost £3 million from the National Heritage Lottery Fund (NHLF) and Historic Environment Scotland (HES). Joint awards of £1.49m have been made to the £5.6