Our apps

The free Historic Scotland app is packed with everything you need to get inspired for your next holiday or day trip.

Intuitive and easy to use, the app allows you to browse 300+ Historic Scotland sites by region or interest. You can also view the sites on an interactive map and tick off the places you've visited.

The app gives you all the visitor information you need plan your next adventure, as well as letting you know about events happening in your area and providing inspiring itineraries for every region of Scotland.

It's also the home of your digital membership card and our "medal hunter" feature, where you earn badges as you visit different historic places.

Use the app to:

• create your own Historic Scotland itinerary and share it with friends on your social channels

• check on opening times, tickets and travel, or get inspiration on where to go

• browse by region or category, see what sites are closest you current location, or filter by sites visited

• display your digital membership card

• collect all the "medal hunter" badges as you travel around Scotland

Questions and feedback can be sent to marketing@hes.scot.

Our Orkney Digital Guide is the perfect companion  for your Orcadian adventure!

Through this web-based app you can discover nearly 5,000 years of Orkney’s history and prehistory as you explore chambered cairns, ancient villages, stone circles, brochs, castles, palaces, mills and military installations.

All 35 Historic Scotland sites in Orkney are covered by an immersive combination of aerial footage, digital 3D scans, expert interviews, storytelling and poetry.

You can use our Castle Quest augmented reality game to discover what life was like at Caerlaverock Castle in 1312.

Your quest will take you an an exciting tour of the castle and grounds, meeting an array of digital characters from the castle along the way. You'll hear tales from the staff, as they prepare for the return of Sir Eustace Maxwell to Caerlaverock after the siege of 1300.

Collect a piece of flag from each character you meet and piece together your flag to complete the challenge!

Caerlaverock Castle Quest is free and can be pre-downloaded before your visit.

Questions and feedback can be sent to marketing@hes.scot.

Built over 5,000 years ago, Maeshowe Chambered Cairn is one the finest Neolithic buildings to survive in north-west Europe. With our Explore Maeshowe app you can enter this amazing monument and uncover its history from the comfort of your home!

With complete 360° views of the interior and exterior of the tomb you can truly appreciate what is an awe-inspiring feat of engineering from the prehistoric people of Orkney.

Holyrood Park, a unique green space in the heart of Scotland’s capital city, has been used by people for thousands of years.

We've teamed up with Geotourist to create an audio tour which takes in all the Holyrood highlights, including the volcanic crags of Arthur's Seat to the romantic ruins of St Anthony's Chapel and the serene lochs added during the Victorian era. You'll hear dramatic tales from the park's history, connect with our prehistoric ancestors and meet the abundance of wildlife that call the park home.

The guide is available for free through the Geotourist app. Download the app in advance, bring headphones and some sturdy walking shoes!

With the Go Roman app you can learn what life was like at Bar Hill Fort, one of several Roman forts built along the Antonine Wall nearly 2,000 years ago.

Through state-of-the art 3D models, you can explore a digital reconstruction of Bar Hill and examine archaeological artefacts excavated along the Antonine Wall.

You can choose to play the app's interactive game as either Julius, an elite Roman archer, or Verecunda, a slave girl. As you help them to complete their tasks on time, you'll find out what life was like at the fort. Collecting hidden coins will uncover the stories of those who lived in or near the fort.

Feedback on Go Roman can be sent to digitaldocumentation@hes.scot

Changes in our climate, such as the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, bring significant risks to the historic environment. Our Climate Change Explorer app shows you how parts of Edinburgh's World Heritage Site are being impacted.

Using immersive 3D models, the app takes you to five of the city's landmarks and highlights the affects our changing climate is having on them. At each landmark, you'll learn how we are using science and technology to find out more.

The models were created for the Scottish Ten project, which sought to accurately record Scotland’s World Heritage sites in 3D using cutting edge technologies. The project has helped support the conservation, management and interpretation of these important places.

Located just outside of Edinburgh, the enigmatic Rosslyn Chapel has caught the imaginations of visitors for decades, all the more so since its appearance in The Da Vinci Code book and film.

With our Rosslyn Chapel app you can learn about the history and construction of this beautiful building. State-of-the art digital recreations, 360˚ photo panoramas and interactive models allow you to take a virtual tour of the chapel and grounds. You can examine stunning stone carvings and admire the the surrounding landscape, as well as hearing about the legends associated with Rosslyn.

The app will also tell you more about how the digital visualisations and 3D models were created by Historic Environment Scotland and The Glasgow School of Art.

Rosslyn Chapel is not a Historic Scotland site. Visit the chapel website for opening times and to book tickets.