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Scotland's Historic Environment Audit 2008

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

Scotland’s Historic Environment Audit 2018

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

National Planning Framework

Our responses to a consultation on the fourth National Planning Framework by the Scottish Government.

Scotland’s Historic Environment Audit 2024

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

Books Catalogue

Our books are telling the stories of Scotland. Our aim is to explore ideas and start conversations about the past, present and future of our nation’s history and heritage.

Mary Was Here

This fast-paced, accessible and extensively illustrated book traces Mary’s life through specific episodes at specific places on specific dates.

Annual Report 2019-20

The Annual Report 2019-20 covers the last year covered by our Corporate Plan for 2016-19, For All Our Futures.

Intangible Cultural Heritage Policy Statement

This statement set out what Intangible Cultural Heritage means, how it relates to the historic environment, and how HES will work with it over the coming years

Properties and Collections Strategy: Towards Sustainable Stewardship

This draft long-term strategy will help shape how we look after the Properties and Collections within our care in the future.

Colleague Engagement Survey 2022

The results of our Colleague Engagement Survey which we ran in September 2022

Experience a new history of Scotland told through its places. Writers Kathleen Jamie, Alexander McCall Smith, Alistair Moffat, James Robertson and James Crawford pick twenty-five buildings to tell the story of the nation.