Historic Environment Scotland | Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba

Fight for the Castle

Visit Edinburgh Castle’s new permanent exhibition that explores the sieges and dramatic events the castle endured during the Wars of Independence
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Outlaw King

Go behind the scenes and visit the filming locations of Outlaw King and discover the real story of Robert the Bruce.
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Your great day out starts here

Step back in time to witness jousting knights, cracking muskets and daily life in Scotland hundreds of years ago
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Urquhart Castle

Explore 5,000 years of History

Adventure awaits at over 300 locations, ranging from prehistoric villages to grand castles
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Visit The Engine Shed

Discover more about Scotland’s diverse built heritage at our new pioneering building conservation centre in Stirling
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Annual Operating Plan

Find out more about our plans, resources and what we aim to achieve for 2018-19.

Heritage search

Search Scotland’s designated heritage, along with our designation and scheduling consent decisions.

Shop

Discover the perfect gift or treat yourself with our range of books, clothes and gifts

Membership

Get the history bug. Symptoms include, free entry to all Historic Scotland attractions, free entry to day time events and discount at our shops.

National award for Health and Wellbeing

We have been awarded the inaugural HR Network Scotland National Award 2018 for Health and Wellbeing.

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View of the gate house at Edinburgh Castle — Find out more

Rob Roy MacGregor

Selected dates from Tuesday 20 November 2018 to Friday 22 February 2019

Edinburgh Castle

Bronze frieze Scottish National War Memorial — Find out more

First World War Exhibition: Impact and Legacy

Selected dates from Wednesday 21 November 2018 to Friday 7 December 2018

John Sinclair House

Lego recreations in display cabinets — Find out more

Brick Wonders

Selected dates from Wednesday 21 November 2018 to Wednesday 23 January 2019

Stirling Castle

An image of detailed stonemasonry work and a window on The White House — Find out more

The Scots Who Built The White House

Selected dates from Wednesday 21 November 2018 to Friday 12 April 2019

Engine Shed

General interest

Least technical

Scotland from the Sky — Find out more

Scotland from the Sky

Selected dates from Wednesday 21 November 2018 to Sunday 13 January 2019

Aberdour Castle and Gardens

Standing Stones of Stenness Walk — Find out more

Standing Stones of Stenness Walk

Selected dates from Wednesday 21 November 2018 to Wednesday 27 March 2019

Stones of Stenness Circle and Henge

The Boston Tea Party depicted in LEGO — Find out more

Brick History

Selected dates from Wednesday 21 November 2018 to Sunday 6 January 2019

Fort George

Canal and Factories by Lowry. Typical of his work, a naive style depicting industrial landscape with "match stick" people — Find out more

Lowry’s Canal and Factories

Selected dates from Wednesday 21 November 2018 to Sunday 12 May 2019

Duff House

320,000

Records

5,000

Years of history

Find archives and research

47,000

Listed buildings

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480,000

Images, movies & sounds