Publications

Managing Change in the Historic Environment: Windows

This note sets out the principles that apply to altering the windows of historic buildings.

Managing Change in the Historic Environment: Works on Scheduled Monuments

This guidance note sets out the legal requirements relating to works on scheduled monuments under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.

Managing Change in the Historic Environment: World Heritage

This guidance note sets out the principles that apply to developments affecting World Heritage Sites.

Managing Change: Scheduled Monument Consent for Archaeological Excavation

This note provides guidance for anyone considering undertaking archaeological excavation on a scheduled monument when the primary reason is for research purposes.

Marine Protected Areas in the Seas around Scotland

Guidelines on the selection, designation and management of Historic Marine Protected Areas

Marr College, Troon

Use and adaptation of listed buildings

This case study illustrates how the 1930’s school was extended to upscale the school to 21st century.

Measured Survey and Building Recording

Guide for Practitioners 4

A historical overview of the production and use of iron, along with guidance on appraisal and conservation techniques.

Medieval or Later Rural Settlement: Historic Scotland's Approach

Papers given at a 2002 conference on medieval and later rural settlements.

Metal 2013

Proceedings of the Interim Meeting for the International Council of Museums Committee for Conservation Metal Working Group, Metal 2013.

Metal Detecting and Scheduled Monuments

The Law

Guidance for people who own, occupy and manage archaeological sites on metal detecting.

Monuments in Monuments 2019 – Conference Proceedings

Academic publication with the full papers that were presented at the Monuments in Monuments Conference in September 2019

New Design in Historic Settings

A guide to ensuring the quality of new-design buildings matches that of their surroundings.