Mesolithic and Neolithic stone and flint tools found in Holyrood Park reveal human activity on the site since at least 5000 BC. Bronze Age people farmed the land and lived in small settlements, traces ...

Holyrood Park is open 24 hours a day, year-round. Sturdy footwear with a good grip is recommended for exploring Holyrood Park. Walking just a short distance can take you from tarmac pavement to rugged ...

Dunstaffnage Castle is set to host a brand-new Medieval Weekend event on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 May 2024. Historic Environment Scotland (HES), who manage the site, are inviting visitors to come along ...

This AOP for 2024-25 sets our priorities to support delivery of activities for public benefit in light of current economic developments. The AOP covers the last year of the Corporate Plan through ...

Net zero, growing a sustainable economy and providing further opportunities for participation in the historic environment at the heart of the organisation’s roadmap for the next 12 months Historic ...

The Grants Team in Historic Environment Scotland awards circa £13.5 million per year in grant aid to the historic environment in Scotland, but what do we spend it on, where, and with whom? Join one of ...

Kinneil House welcomes visitors with weekly guided tours and a touring exhibition on the Antonine Wall After last year’s success in offering regular guided tours, the interiors of Kinneil House in ...

A new five-year plan has been launched today, 17 April, to help tackle Scotland’s heritage skills gaps. The skills strategy is a collaborative framework to create collective solutions that support the ...

Get a glimpse of late medieval noble life at a unique and charming circular tower dating to the mid 1400s. Due to access restrictions in place as a precautionary measure while we undertake high level ...

Cross a narrow peninsula to a lonely castle incorporating a rare hall-house of the 1200s. At first glance, Lochranza Castle looks like a classic Scottish L-plan tower house of the 1500s. But looking ...

Trek up to the lonely ruin and surrounding earthworks of a 1400s stronghold. Auchindoun Castle may have been built by Thomas Cochrane, a favourite of King James III. Auchindoun was sold to Sir Adam ...

In line with best practice in the visitor attractions industry, visitors with disabilities are treated on an equal basis with all other visitors and entry is charged at the appropriate admission ...