Publications

Short Guide: Sash and Case Windows

A short guide for homeowners

Information regarding the maintenance and repair of sash and case windows.

Short Guide: Scottish Traditional Shopfronts

Short Guide 12

Information on traditional shopfronts, and their relationships with towns and cities.

Short Guide: Traditional Scottish Brickwork

Short Guide 7

An introduction to the maintenance of traditional Scottish brick structures.

Skaill Farm, Westness, Orkney

A Measured Survey of a 19th Century Farmstead

Report on the measured survey of Skaill Farm in 2017-18

Sources of Financial Assistance for the Conservation of Scotland's Historic Graveyards

Information about finding funding for graveyard conservation in Scotland.

Stone Cleaning

Guide for Practitioners

A guide to stonecleaning, covering sandstone characteristics, effects of soiling agents, and comparisons of cleaning methods.

Strategic Environmental Assessment Research 2016/17

This document outlines the findings of research into Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of Local Development Plans in Scotland.

TAN 01 - Preparation and Use of Lime Mortars

A guide to the principles underlying the use of lime mortars in re-pointing and masonry consolidation.

TAN 02 - Conservation of Plasterwork

Information on plaster found in Scottish traditional buildings.

TAN 04 -Thatch and Thatching Techniques

An illustrated guide to Scottish thatching traditions.

TAN 05 - The Hebridean Blackhouse

A case study of the blackhouse at 42 Arnol, Lewis.

TAN 06 - Earth Structures and Construction in Scotland

A guide to the recognition and conservation of earth technology in Scottish buildings.