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From our communications office, we share Scotland's history and heritage with readers, viewers and listeners across the world.

Media enquiries

The communications office is the first point of contact for media seeking information, interviews, or expert comment from Historic Environment Scotland.

For media enquiries, statements and interview bids, including urgent enquiries out of office hours, contact the communications team via our online form or by calling 07721 959 962.

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Browse stories and announcements covering every angle of our work across Scotland.

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Conservator using device to measure something at the Stone of Destiny View along the exterior of a Gothic stone window with intricate tracery, as a conservation worker in protective clothing inspects the glass from a raised access platform, with the city skyline visible in the background armoured re-enactor holds a gold and green flag aloft whilst sitting on a black horse rearing up on its hind legs in front of a stone castle

Image licensing and filming

For photography, promotional filming enquiries and image licensing requests, contact images@hes.scot

For commercial filming enquiries, contact filming@hes.scot 

Filming at sites in our care

Digital channels and products

Through our digital team, we make sure everyone can access Scotland’s history and heritage online. ​​​​​​​We integrate digital technology into our products and services, and continuously develop websites, apps and social media channels so we can share important messaging and stories far and wide.

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Our blog

As well as giving you a behind-the-scenes glimpse of our work, the HES blog tells curious, exciting and poignant stories connected to people, places and events from throughout Scottish history, including underrepresented or unexplored hidden histories.

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Every post tells a story

The HES blog features hundreds of tales from Scotland's past as well as insight and expertise from the present.

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Stained‑glass window featuring two haloed religious figures in detailed robes, surrounded by intricate geometric and symbolic patterns. A stone effigy of an armoured knight lying on a carved tomb chest inside a dimly lit chapel. A standing stone with detailed carvings on the front of it. It stands next to the beginning of a stone wall. In the background is a historical stone building, with a window with light coming throgh. It is a sunny day.