Historic Environment Scotland

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) is to implement a new approach to the inspection of historic properties in response to the effects of climate change.

The Inverkeithing Heritage Regeneration Project has appointed two new mentors to work on a one-to-one basis with individuals, small or medium-sized enterprises, working in Fife, wishing to develop traditional skills in their workforce. Mentoring costs will be met by the project, in the interests of

Five 1960s high rises in Aberdeen have had their A-list rating confirmed after the Scottish Government rejected appeals from the local authority. In January 2021, Historic Environment Scotland (HES) listed Gilcomstoun Land, Seamount Court, Porthill Court, Marischal Court, Virginia Court, Thistle Cou

A farmer who destroyed an ancient cairn to use as topsoil has been fined £18,000. Duncan MacInnes used the earth from Upper Tote Cairn in the north of Skye to help with a building project elsewhere on his land.

Stirling Council has been awarded over £1,386,525 in funding from Historic Environment Scotland to support heritage-led regeneration projects in the historic Mercat Cross and Old Town area of Stirling city centre.

A bid has been lodged to secure historic status for Livingston Skatepark.

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has launched its first dedicated plan to prepare for the risks and impacts associated with climate change.

Stunning new reconstructions have revealed how Scotland's largest known Pictish fort may have looked over one thousand years ago.

Aberdeen City Council’s appeal against a decision to award protected status to eight blocks of 1960s high-rise flats could be resolved within weeks. Historic Environment Scotland (HES) granted A-listed status back in January to Gilcomstoun Land, Porthill Court, Seamount Court, Virginia Co

The ruins of Rosslyn Castle in Midlothian are set to undergo a major programme or repair and renovation. Built by the St Clair family, the oldest parts of Rosslyn Castle date back to the early 14th century, with the fortress bearing witness to several turbulent periods in Scottish history.

A remarkable conversion of a Victorian council depot to create 52 new homes for affordable rent in the centre of Glasgow has been named as the winner of Historic Environment Scotland’s Conservation and Climate Change Award, a special category award of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in S

A B-listed townhouse property in Edinburgh’s New Town is to be transformed into a 67-bed hotel. The City of Edinburgh Council has given the nod to plans lodged by Morgan McDonnell Architecture, on behalf of Silvermills Estates and Land Limited, which will see elements of the Georgian era

David Livingstone Birthplace reopens its doors after four years today following a £9.1 million transformation project. Home to the UK’s most famous Victorian explorer, missionary and abolitionist of the 19th century, the Birthplace Museum has been redesigned to follow Livingstone’s

Aberdeen City Council's appeal against a decision to award protected status to eight blocks of 1960s high-rise flats has now reached the Scottish Government. Historic Environment Scotland (HES) granted A-listed status back in January to Gilcomstoun Land, Porthill Court, Seamount Court, Virginia

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has today published new technical guidance into the different methods of measuring moisture in historic buildings which could help protect them from the impacts of climate change.