Properties in Care (PiCs) form a portfolio of historic sites managed by Historic Environment Scotland (HES) on behalf of Scottish Ministers. They represent over 5,000 years of Scotland’s history and are: "a precious national asset and we (HES) look to protect them for current and future generations" PiCs and their associated collections are accessible to the …
Listed Buildings of Scotland
Listed buildings are: "buildings of ‘special’ architectural or historic interest enrich Scotland’s landscape and help chart our history." Listings are carried out by Historic Environment Scotland (HES) and is a process that: "identifies, designates and provides statutory protection for buildings of ‘special architectural or historic interest’, as set out by law in the Planning Listed Buildings and …
Scheduled Monuments of Scotland
Scheduled Monuments are Scotland’s nationally important historic monuments and sites. They are: "spread across the country and span around 8,000 years of human settlement." Scheduling is carried out by Historic Environment Scotland (HES), with its aim being: "to preserve our most significant sites and monuments as far as possible in the form in which they have been …
Scotland’s Historic Heritage
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) enables public access to a wealth of information on Scotland's historic environment via a number of websites and as open data. In particular, the National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) is made available via Canmore which contains: "more than 320,000 records and 1.3 million catalogue entries for archaeological sites, buildings, …
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