Publications

Building with Scottish Stone

This guide aims to encourage use of stone sourced from Scotland’s working quarries and to provide a better understanding of those mineralogical properties that give each stone its distinctive quality.

Calanais Standing Stones: Setting Document

This report considers the setting of the Calanais Standing Stones and offers advice and guidance on considering the assessment of impacts from associated development proposals.

Chemical Consolidants and Water Repellents for Sandstone

This report presents the findings of a 2-year project researching the use and effectiveness of consolidants and water repellents on Scottish sandstones.

Coastal Archaeology and Erosion in Scotland

Results of a conference held to address the effects of coastal erosion on sites and monuments in Scotland and the best ways of mitigating this recently-recognised threat.

Conservation of Historic Graveyards: Guide for Practitioners 2

Covers technical conservation issues relating to various elements of the graveyard with advice on specialised repair and conservation techniques and an inventory of Scottish sites.

Conservation of Timber Sash and Case Windows

"Conservation of Timber Sash and Case Windows" provides advice on inspecting windows to assess repair requirements accurately and describes appropriate repair techniques.

Consultation Report: Listing of Cables Wynd House and Linksview House, Edinburgh

"Consultation Report: Listing of Cables Wynd House and Linksview House, Edinburgh" is a summary of responses to a consultation on the listing of Cables Wynd House and Linksview House, Edinburgh.

Consultation Report: Managing Change for Scheduled Monument Consent

Guidance on Scheduled Monument Consent for Archaeological Excavation

"Consultation Report: Managing Change for Scheduled Monument Consent" summaries responses to a public consultation on our revised guidance on scheduled monument consent for archaeological excavation.

Consultation Report: Managing Change in the Historic Environment - Asset Management

A summary of the results from our consultation on Managing Change in the Historic Environment - Asset Management.

Consultation Report: Managing Change in the Historic Environment - Windows

A summary of the results from our consultation on best practices in Managing Change in the Historic Environment - Windows. The public consultation on the revisions closed on Friday 28 April 2017.

Conversion of Traditional Buildings Parts 1 & 2

Guide for Practitioners 6

Advice for practitioners, developers, building owners and local authorities regarding the application of the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004 to the conversion of traditional buildings.

Cropmark Archaeology

"Cropmark Archaeology" provides information on investigating Scotland’s cropmarks. This informative guide leaflet covers the buried evidence of early farming in Scotland.