Publications

Monuments of Orkney

A Visitor's Guide

In this extensively illustrated guide, Orkney-based archaeologist Caroline Wickham-Jones introduces more than 60 monuments.

New Lanark World Heritage Site Leaflet

Available in English, French, Gaelic, German, Italian and Spanish

Information on New Lanark, an impressive cotton mill and World Heritage Site near the famous Falls of Clyde.

Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage Site Leaflet

Available in English, French, Gaelic, German, Italian and Spanish

Information on the Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage Site, comprising one of the most beautiful cityscapes in the world.

Orkney Islands Visitor Leaflet

A short visitor leaflet on the Orkney Islands, outlining the main sights including breathtaking landscapes and World Heritage Sites.

Outlander TV Series: Visitor Leaflet

A short visitor leaflet outlining an itinerary of sites related to the hit TV series, Outlander.

Outline Strategic Plan for Holyrood Park (September 2023)

Draft for consultation

Strategic Plan, for stakeholder and public engagement

Prehistoric Rock Art in Scotland

This booklet aims to widen understanding and appreciation of prehistoric rock carvings in Scotland. Rock art forms some of the most prolific, fascinating, and inspiring fragments ofScotland’s ancient past.

Responsible Tourism Framework

Transforming heritage tourism

The purpose of this framework is to define our understanding of, and role in, responsible tourism. It outlines the principles guiding our organisation’s decision-making and around which we can build actions going forward.

Resumption Operating Standards

Our Resumption Operating Standards (which replaces the former Minimum Operating Standards) provides the latest information on HES’s corporate policies and management of properties, as we transition through the next phase of the resumption process.

Robert the Bruce Trail

A Netflix original, Outlaw King, follows Robert the Bruce’s battle to regain control after being made an outlaw by the King of England for taking the Scottish Crown.

Scotland from the Sky

In this book, you will travel in both space and time, starting in the years around the First World War and moving all the way up to the present day.

Scotland's First World War

Scotland's First World War is one of the first books to focus on Scotland’s built heritage of war as a whole – from coast and air defences to hospitals and prisoner of war camps.