Introduction
This document sets out the policy and selection guidance used by Historic Environment Scotland (HES) when we designate historic sites and places at the national level.
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Scotland’s historic environment is the physical evidence for human activity that connects people with place, linked with the associations we can see, feel and understand.
This document sets out the policy and selection guidance used by Historic Environment Scotland (HES) when we designate historic sites and places at the national level.
This document stands alongside the Historic Environment Policy for Scotland (2019) (HEPS). It aims to deliver the vision and objectives of the Historic Environment Strategy for Scotland Our Place in Time (2015), the National Outcomes, and national planning policies.
