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Scotland from the Sky

For more than a century, pilots and photographers have taken to the skies to record the extraordinary landscape of Scotland. Explore our online exhibition and see our country from a unique perspective.

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    Capturing Scotland

    Aerial photographs are both highly informative and visually appealing, recording and revealing places and patterns of life from new perspectives.

    General aerial view of Loch Lomond.
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    Revealed from the air

    Our photographers capture images which inform our work in the present and serve as a record for the future.

    General aerial view of Castlewigg Country House.
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    Our changing cities

    On the ground, we observe and record our built heritage but from the air, we understand and record the bigger picture.

    General aerial view of Edinburgh City Centre.
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    A Bird's Eye View

    Aerial Photographer Robert Adam reveals stunning images from his 25 years of capturing bird’s eye views over Scotland.

    General aerial view of Forth Bridge.
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    Above Scotland Cities

    From the 1920s to the present day, view photographs that have never been seen before by the public in Above Scotland.

    A cover of a book reading "Above Scotland Cities"
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    Scotland's Landscapes

    Discover the enduring story of Scotland's landscapes over centuries of interaction between people and the environment.

    A cover of a book reading "Scotland's Landscapes" showing islands from above.
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    Britain From Above

    Help us to identify locations in historic aerial images of Britain taken from 1919 to 1953.

    General aerial view of Glasgow.
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    National Collection of Aerial Photography

    Explore one of the largest collections of historical aerial photographs in the world, featuring events and places around the world, from the Dambusters and D-Day to the Cold War.

    An aerial view of large ships surrounded by mountains.

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Historic Environment Scotland Head offices:

Longmore House
Salisbury Place
Edinburgh
EH9 1SH
John Sinclair House
16 Bernard Terrace
Edinburgh
EH8 9NX

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Historic Environment Scotland is the lead public body established to investigate, care for and promote Scotland’s historic environment.

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