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

Cnoc Freiceadain Statement of Significance

HES Statements of Significance outline the history and development of Scotland's Properties in Care. This document highlights the key features that makes Cnoc Freiceadain special.

Code of Good Practice in Research

"Code of Good Practice in Research" is a policy document outlining the Code of Good Practice in Research at Historic Environment Scotland. Available for download in PDF format.

Compliance and Enforcement at Scheduled Monuments

HES is responsible for the protections in the 1979 Act of Parliament. We give permission for works at scheduled monuments through a process called scheduled monument consent.

Conservation of Ancient Architectural Monuments in Scotland

This booklet offers guidance for owners of architectural monuments on the principles by which works should be carried out in reference to the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act of 1979.

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.

Consultation Report: Asset Transfer Policy, Procedure and Guidance

A summary of the results from the consultation on our interim Asset Transfer Policy and its associated procedure and guidance.

Consultation Report: Demolition, Use and Adaptation of Listed Buildings

A summary of feedback for two Managing Change in the Historic Environment Guidance Notes.

Consultation Report: Historic Marine Protected Areas

Scapa Flow and The Queen of Sweden

A summary of feedback on our consultation on advice for the Scottish Government on the designation of Scapa Flow and The Queen of Sweden as Historic Marine Protected Areas.

Consultation Report: Iona I

Designation of Historic Marine Protected Areas under the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010

"Consultation Report: Iona I" is a consultation was undertaken by Historic Environment Scotland in its role as advisor to Marine Scotland on marine historic environment issues.

Consultation Report: Listing of Cables Wynd House and Linksview House, Edinburgh

"Consultation Report: Listing of Cables Wynd House and Linksview House, Edinburgh" is a summary of responses to a consultation on the listing of Cables Wynd House and Linksview House, Edinburgh.

Consultation Report: Managing Change for Scheduled Monument Consent

Guidance on Scheduled Monument Consent for Archaeological Excavation

"Consultation Report: Managing Change for Scheduled Monument Consent" summaries responses to a public consultation on our revised guidance on scheduled monument consent for archaeological excavation.