About Us

Introducing Historic Environment Scotland, the lead public body set up to investigate, care for and promote Scotland’s historic environment.

Who we are

Learn about our vision for the historic environment and how we work with others to protect Scotland’s heritage.
What we do

Find out about the core functions of Historic Environment Scotland, from caring for our collections to limiting the impact of climate change on Scotland’s heritage.
Work with us

Want to work with the lead public body for Scotland’s historic environment?
News

Read the latest news and subscribe to email alerts to keep up to date.
Media resources

Information and resources for media, including our press pack, images and videos.
Volunteer with us

Promoting volunteering as a modern and collaborative celebration of unique contributions. Through volunteering, individuals and groups play an important part in supporting our values and contribute to the strategy for the historic environment, Our Past, Our Future. We recruit volunteers who share our passion for protecting, researching, and celebrating Scotland’s historic environment. We’re committed to offering a programme that matches a range of motivations, helping volunteers to learn new skills, meet new people, gain confidence or simply have fun.
Support us

Help make sure Scotland’s heritage continues to be cherished, understood, shared and enjoyed.
License our brands

Become part of our brand licensing programme and develop exciting commercial opportunities.
Contact us

Send us your query and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.