Publications

Climate Ready HES

Our organisations first climate change adaptation plan, setting out how we will prepare for the risk and impacts associated with climate change

Conserving the Underwater Heritage

This guide details Historic Scotland's policy in regard to conserving the underwater heritage. The underwater heritage subsumes the physical evidence for the human past which survives underwater.

Dog Policy

This is a policy document detailing rules and where dogs are permitted at our places to visit.

Frontiers of the Roman Empire

A booklet setting out the Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site.

Historic Environment Scotland Green Tourism visitor charter

Sustainability is at the heart of all that we do. Within Properties in Care we conserve and maintain monuments across Scotland to ensure they will be enjoyed by future generations.

Integrating Sustainable Development into Procurement of Food and Catering Services

Our Catering Policy ensures our caterers work in a manner which minimises the impact on the environment.

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.

Outline Strategic Plan for Holyrood Park (September 2023)

Draft for consultation

Strategic Plan, for stakeholder and public engagement

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.

The Heart of Neolithic Orkney in its Contemporary Contexts

A case study in heritage management and community values.

Unacceptable Actions Policy

We believe that everyone has a right to be heard, understood and treated with respect. We also believe that our staff have the same rights.