Executive agency responsible for historic monuments in Scotland
Historic Scotland Alba Aosmhor
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Successor
Historic Environment Scotland
Formation
1991
Dissolved
2015
Legal status
Executive Agency of the Scottish Government
Headquarters
Longmore House, Edinburgh
Region served
Scotland
Website
www.historic-scotland.gov.uk
Historic Scotland was based at Longmore House, Edinburgh
Historic Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba Aosmhor)[1] was an executive agency of the Scottish Office and later the Scottish Government from 1991 to 2015, responsible for safeguarding Scotland's built heritage and promoting its understanding and enjoyment. Under the terms of a Bill of the Scottish Parliament published on 3 March 2014, Historic Scotland was dissolved and its functions were transferred to Historic Environment Scotland (HES) on 1 October 2015. HES also took over the functions of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland.[2][3]
^Harold Kalman (2014). Heritage Planning: Principles and Process. Routledge. pp. 54–. ISBN 978-1-317-70072-2.
^"Historic Environment Scotland Bill". Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
^"About Historic Environment Scotland". rcahms.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015.
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Historic Environment Scotland (HES) (Scottish Gaelic: Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba) is an executive non-departmental public body responsible for investigating...
There are thousands of historic sites and attractions in Scotland. These include Neolithic Standing stones and Stone Circles, Bronze Age settlements, Iron...
The Inventory of Historic Battlefields is a heritage register listing nationally significant battlefields in Scotland. The inventory was published for...
statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, Cadw in Wales, and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency...
approximately the same area as the historic shires of Berwickshire, Peeblesshire, Roxburghshire, and Selkirkshire. The Scottish Borders are in the eastern part...
the historic houses, castles, abbeys, museums and other buildings and monuments in the care of Historic Environment Scotland (HES). HES (Scottish Gaelic:...
managed by Historic England as part of the National Heritage List for England. HistoricScotland is responsible for the Inventory of Historic Battlefields...
Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's...
Historic Churches Scotland (formerly the Scottish Redundant Churches Trust) is a registered charity founded in 1996 which looks after Scottish churches...
shires of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachdan na h-Alba; Scots: Scots coonties), or counties of Scotland, are historic subdivisions of Scotland established...
Report and Transactions, Vol XXVI, Part III, pp414-417 "Knap of Howar" HistoricScotland. Retrieved 23 September 2011. "The Knap o' Howar, Papay". Orkneyjar...
The Trust was established in 1931 as the "National Trust for Scotland for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty", following discussions held in...
of Scotland Building Scotland: Celebrating Scotland’s Traditional Buildings Materials. HistoricScotland Holden, T G 1998 The Archaeology of Scottish Thatch...
nobility List of family seats of Welsh nobility List of family seats of Scottish nobility List of family seats of Irish nobility The Manor House, Sutton...
of humankind. Historic Environment Scotland is responsible for 'cultural' sites as part of their wider responsibility towards the historic environment....
the 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Angus, the city developed into a burgh in...
The Honours of Scotland (Scots: Honours o Scotland, Scottish Gaelic: Seudan a' Chrùin Albannaich), informally known as the Scottish Crown Jewels, are the...
for Scotland or HistoricScotland and are open to the public. Castles, in the sense of a fortified residence of a lord or noble, arrived in Scotland as...
The Great Polish Map of Scotland is a large (50 m x 40 m) three-dimensional, outdoor concrete scale model of Scotland, located in the grounds of the Barony...
out of use and was in ruins by 1770. It is now in the care of Historic Environment Scotland and is open to the public in summer. The Campbells of Glenorchy...
continue to reveal the secrets of prehistoric Scotland, uncovering a complex past before the Romans brought Scotland into the scope of recorded history. Successive...
2022 census, None was the largest category of belief in Scotland, chosen by 51.1% of the Scottish population identifying when asked: "What religion, religious...
Inchcolm Abbey and the surrounding island are now in the care of HistoricScotland. The island is accessible to visitors during the day via private boat...
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