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Historic Environment Scotland (HES)

Description

Historic Environment Scotland is the lead public body set up to investigate, care for and promote Scotland’s historic environment. It ensures the historic environment is cared for, valued and enhanced, both now and for future generations. Historic Environment Scotland is responsible for more than 300 properties of national importance. Buildings and monuments in the HES' care include Edinburgh Castle, Skara Brae, Fort George and numerous smaller sites, which together draw more than 5 million visitors per year. It is 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.

Offers funding

Yes, this infrastructure provides funding in the following categories:

  • Bursaries

Founding year

2015

Contact details

Historic Environment Scotland
Longmore House
Salisbury Place
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH9 1SH
United Kingdom
Website: https://www.historicenvironment.scot/
Public email: board@hes.scot
  • @HistEnvScot
  • HistoricEnvScotland
  • @histenvscot

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Categorisation

Type

  • Independent Research Organisation (IRO)
  • Other

Project Tags

  • Architecture tag
  • Art tag
  • Climate Change tag
  • Cultural studies tag
  • Heritage tag
  • History tag
  • Material studies tag
  • Museum studies tag
  • Public engagement tag

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2023-10-17 17:49:56

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