Historic Environment Scotland

Online Exhibitions

Transform your living room into your own personal gallery with our curated online exhibitions and let Scotland's history come to you.
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Learn, Create & Play

Enjoy activities inspired by Scotland’s heritage! #LearningWithHES
Learning with HES
Director of Heritage

This is an exciting opportunity to come and be part of our team. We are looking for an ambitious heritage professional with excellent leadership skills to join us.
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Become a Member

Help us cherish and protect Scotland’s national assets, archives and collections now and for generations to come
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Closure of sites

Following the Scottish Government’s announcement, our mainland Scotland sites closed on Wed 23 Dec
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Action Plan 2020-21

We have published our second 6-month Action Plan in response to the impact COVID-19 has had on the business and across Scotland’s wider historic environment sector

Heritage search

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

Collections

We care for over 35,000 objects, including many of Scotland's most culturally significant objects.

Membership

Thank you for your support – your membership contributes to keeping 5000 years of history alive for future generations.

£194,349 awarded to coasts and waters heritage projects

Funding awarded to 18 community-based projects across the country to protect, promote or engage with Scotland’s coastal or waterway heritage as part of its Coast and Waters Heritage Fund.

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