Archives and collections
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Properties in Care Collections
We manage over 45,000 objects most of which relate to properties that are managed by us and the wider built environment. What you can see on trove.scot is just a small number of the objects we care for.
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Scran
Access digital resources for studying heritage and material culture. trove.scot is one of the UK’s largest educational online services.
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National Collection of Aerial Photography
Delve into NCAP, one of the world’s largest and most significant collections of historic aerial photographs.
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ScotlandsPlaces
We hold details of over 340,000 buildings, archaeological, industrial and maritime sites across Scotland and beyond.
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Britain from Above
View historic aerial images of Britain taken from 1919 to 1953 and help to identify the locations pictured.
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PastMap
Zoom in on this interactive online map to locate Scotland’s archaeological and historic sites.
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HLAmap
Compare modern-day land use and past land use across Scotland using this interactive online map.
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National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE)
Explore the online catalogue trove.scot, with a vast range of archaeological, industrial and maritime sites and buildings across Scotland.
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Visit the HES Archives and Library
Explore Scotland's past through over a million historic photographs, drawings and more