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This list includes the historic houses, castles, abbeys, museums and other buildings and monuments in the care of Historic Environment Scotland (HES). HES (Scottish Gaelic: Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba) is a non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government, responsible for investigating, caring for and promoting Scotland’s historic environment.
There are thousands of historic sites and attractions in Scotland. These include Neolithic Standing stones and Stone Circles, Bronze Age settlements, Iron Age Brochs and Crannogs, Pictish stones, Roman forts and camps, Viking settlements, Mediaeval castles, and early Christian settlements. Scotland also played an important role in the ...
Edinburgh World Heritage is a charity funded in 1999 through donations, from the City of Edinburgh Council and Historic Scotland, with the role of conserving, enhancing and promoting the city's World Heritage Site. [37] In 2010 it was announced that Edinburgh City Council are considering a 2% "transient guest tax" on visitors staying in larger ...
Historic Environment Scotland is a non-departmental public body with charitable status, governed by a board of trustees appointed by the Scottish Ministers. The body is charged with implementing "Our Place in Time", Scotland's historic environment strategy, and has responsibility for buildings and monuments in state care, as well as national ...
James VI's Golden Charter to Perth in 1600 referred to it as a "free city and regal and royal burgh". [47] It was officially the second city of Scotland until 1975 when city status was removed when local government was reorganised. It regained the status in 2012. [48] Dunfermline was also made a royal burgh in ~1124 by David I of Scotland. [6]
Historic Scotland properties in South Ayrshire (2 P) Pages in category "Historic Environment Scotland properties" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total.
From 1991 the inventory, which is a continually evolving list, was maintained by Historic Scotland and Scottish Natural Heritage, and it is now updated by a dedicated team within Historic Environment Scotland. As of 2019 the inventory included over 300 sites across Scotland, ranging in size from one hectare to well over 1000 hectares. [19]
This category is for articles relevant to the work of Historic Environment Scotland, which is a non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government. Subcategories This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.