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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.
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 ...
The following are Public bodies of the Scottish Government, with notes on their areas of responsibility. Forestry and Land Scotland — forestry management [2] Historic Environment Scotland — cultural and built heritage; NatureScot — landscape protection, wildlife conservation; Scottish Canals — management of inland waterways
Public bodies are assigned "sponsoring departments" who provide funding in the form of grant-in-aid to assist with running costs and capital investment. Most public bodies also have other sources of income (for example the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh receives income from charging the public to visit the greenhouses in its gardens).
HES was formed in 2015 from the merger of government agency Historic Scotland with the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS). Among other duties, Historic Environment Scotland maintains more than 300 properties of national importance including Edinburgh Castle, Skara Brae and Fort George.
This article gives an overview of the structure of environmental and cultural conservation in Scotland, a constituent country of the United Kingdom. Upon the introduction of devolved government the environment and built heritage were not listed as reserved issues , and so for the most part conservation is the responsibility of the Scottish ...
Pages in category "Executive non-departmental public bodies of the Scottish Government" The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Executive non-departmental public bodies of the Scottish Government (4 C, 43 P) H. Historic Environment Scotland (7 C, 10 P) N. National Collections of Scotland (2 C ...