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Historic places in and around Stirling
Plan your visit to our historic places in and around Stirling.
Training initiative attracts new talent to heritage sector
Celebrating the success of innovative pre-apprenticeship pilots during Heritage Careers Week
Have your say on priorities for Scotland’s heritage
HES is looking to the people of Scotland for input on draft plan to help country’s heritage deliver real, lasting benefits for all.
New appointments to the HES Board
Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, Mr Angus Robertson, has announced the appointment of three new members of the HES board.
Edinburgh Castle goes dark for the first time in 5 years
On the evening of Wednesday 23 October, Edinburgh Castle will lose mains power.
Grants support skills, heritage and community assets
Historic Environment Scotland welcomes expressions of interest for the Heritage and Place Programme
New Learning & Outreach Framework Unveiled
Diversity, creativity and partnerships at centre of ‘Making Sense of Scotland’
Exhibition showcasing Scottish rock art to open
An exhibition celebrating rock art that has been discovered across Scotland will open on selected dates at Aberdour Castle from Saturday 5 October to Wednesday 8 January.
HES to establish new national centre for retrofit of traditional buildings
We've announced plans for a new dedicated national centre to champion the retrofit of traditional buildings to improve energy efficiency.
Annual Report 2023-24 published
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has published its Annual Report for 2023-24, highlighting key activities and developments over the past year.
5,000 years of history to be inspected
We have commenced assessments at a number of sites in our care across Orkney prior to high level masonry inspections being carried out later this year.
Cabinet Secretary announces new appointments to the HES board
Susan Deighan and Ray Macfarlane appointed as Members of the Historic Environment Scotland board.
Increased access for some of Dumfries and Galloway’s heritage sites
High-level masonry inspections are progressing in Dumfries and Galloway.
New stairs to be installed at Kisimul Castle tower
Reinstating the stairs to the tower at Kisimul Castle on Barra will begin today (5 November 2025), a key milestone in the programme of conservation works towards reopening the site to visitors.
Over 400 years since the Gunpowder Plot, James VI and I lives on
The painting of James VI normally hangs in the Mary Room at Edinburgh Castle. However, at the end of last year the painting was brought to HES’s conservation studio.
New members appointed to the Board of HES
New members appointed to the Board of HES until 2027.