Historic Environment Scotland is the lead public body established to investigate, care for and promote Scotland’s historic environment. We lead and enable Scotland’s historic environment strategy Our Past Our Future, which sets out how our historic environment will be managed. It ensures our historic environment is cared for, valued and enhanced, both now and for future generations.
We’re responsible for more than 300 properties of national importance. Buildings and monuments in our care include Edinburgh Castle, Skara Brae, Fort George and numerous smaller sites, which together draw more than 5 million visitors per year. We’re also responsible for internationally significant collections including more than 5 million drawings, photographs, negatives and manuscripts, along with 20 million aerial images of locations across the world.
Our Vision: We want to make sure Scotland’s heritage is cherished, understood, shared and enjoyed with pride by everyone.
Our Mission: Through enhancing knowledge and understanding of our cultural heritage, we aim to protect and conserve it, both now and for future generations. We want to share and celebrate our heritage with the world.
Our Values: We stand for
- collaboration: working closely and inclusively with others
- professionalism: striving for excellence in everything we do
- innovation: being forward-looking and creative, embracing change
- openness: transparency in our business and in our relationships
- respect: for the contribution everyone makes and in the way we treat one another
For more information, contact us here.
Address:
Longmore House
Salisbury Place
Edinburgh
EH9 1SH
Phone: 0131 668 8600
Website: https://www.historicenvironment.scot/
Charity No: SC045925
