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Scotland's Drill Halls: Project Results

This report from Historic Environment Scotland summarises the outcomes of our project on Scotland’s drill halls.

Scotland's First World War

Scotland's First World War is one of the first books to focus on Scotland’s built heritage of war as a whole – from coast and air defences to hospitals and prisoner of war camps.

Scotland's Historic Marine Protected Areas

This booklet explains what historic marine protected areas are and our role in advising the Scottish Government in designating these areas.

Scotland's Historical Environment Audit 2007

Scotland’s Historic Environment Audit (SHEA) is an assessment of our historic environment.

Scotland's Historical Environment Audit 2008

Scotland’s Historic Environment Audit (SHEA) is an assessment of our historic environment.

Scotland's History

Historian Fiona Watson looks back across thousands of years into the lives of the people of Scotland. She captures the critical moments and memorable personalities known throughout the world

Scotland's Inventory of Gardens & Designed Landscapes

This booklet explains what being on the inventory means and how we assess gardens and designed landscapes for designation.

Scotland's Inventory of Historic Battlefields

This booklet explains what being on the inventory means and how we assess battlefield sites for the inventory.

Scotland's Landscapes

Scotland’s Landscapes tells the enduring story of this interaction between man and his environment with stunning new imagery from the National Collection of Aerial Photography.

Scotland's Listed Buildings

This booklet explains what listing means for owners and how we assess buildings for listing.

Scotland's Prisons

This report is intended as a preliminary aid to the review of the listed Scottish Prison Service estate and it provides an overview of Scottish prisons as a building type.

Scotland's Protected Historic Places

The reports on this page concern work we began in 2024 to review national-level historic environment designation in Scotland and to develop a long-term strategy.