Publications

Scottish Courts

Preliminary Report

This preliminary report from Historic Environment Scotland and the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service summarises the data on listed and unlisted court buildings in Scotland.

Short Guide: Applied Digital Documentation in the Historic Environment

Short Guide 13

Discover how a broad range of data capture techniques can be applied to the recording, analysis, conservation and visualisation of the historic environment.

Short Guide: Climate Change Adaptation for Traditional Buildings

Short Guide 11

The key aspects of the exterior of a traditional building and considers how these can be improved or adapted to increase a building’s resilience to extreme weather events caused by climate change.

Stone in Scotland

Part of an international series of publications, this volume describes stone resources in different parts of the world.

Stornoway Ironwork (Gaelic)

A publication (in Gaelic) telling the story of the stunning Victorian and Edwardian ironwork of Stornoway.

TAN 12 - Quarries of Scotland

A guide to Scottish geology and stone working methods.

TAN 13 - The Archaeology of Scottish Thatch

A guide to applying archaeological techniques to thatch and thatching in Scotland.

TAN 17 - Bracken and Archaeology

A statement on understanding bracken and its interaction with archaeological monuments and sites.

TAN 23 - Non-destructive Investigation of Standing Structures

Information on investigating and recording historic monuments.

Talking About Heritage

Explore, Share, and Celebrate Scotland’s Heritage.

The Recognition and Investigation of Lithic Scatter Sites in Scotland

A Short Guide

This guide is aimed at those who encounter potential lithic scatter sites in Scotland and who may wish to understand the issues around them and the approach to assessing and investigating them.