🔥The 9th Round of Easy Loan, Earn $40 Reward is in progress❗️ ⏰ Promotion Period: January 15th - Feburary 15th, 2025 👉 Register now and check more details at gate.io/campaigns/358

Historic Environment Scotland consultation workshops on new Corporate Plan - sessions now available. Open to everyone interested in Scotland's heritage sector. Learn more: ow.ly/WeR350UkOb4 #ScottishHeritage #Consultation

Tantallon Castle, East Lothian (Scotland) reconstruction mock-up over Historic Environment Scotland image. A Red Douglas family stronghold. Bombarded for 12 days in 1651 by Oliver Cromwell's forces. #TantallonCastle #HistoryRebuilt #ScottishCoastalCastles

How schools can tap into Scotland’s heritage and historic environment tes.com/magazine/teach… Historic Environment Scotland Tes magazine

Our 2024 bestsellers list is dominated by titles linked to our BookshopLATE events series. Huge thanks to all the authors, hosts and audience members who have joined us throughout the year. More details of what’s coming in 2025 to follow in the New Year.

The statue of George IV in Edinburgh has seen 192 Christmases since it was unveiled on 26 November 1831 - that's a lot of festive decorations and lights! Can you guess which year these archive photos were taken? (Bonus points for the language of the Christmas greetings!)

Are you looking for a flexible seasonal job that is both fun and unique? Because we’re hiring! 🏰 Seasonal Stewards, Admissions Assistants, Monument Managers. We’ve got a range of opportunities to join our site teams across the country. Find out more: ow.ly/56hb50Uwv1V

Bliadhna mhath ùr bhon a h-uile duine aig Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba! 🎊 Happy New Year to you from all of us at Historic Environment Scotland. We wish you all the very best for 2025, no matter where the year leads you! 📸 Ruthven Barrackes in the snow.

This week we are helping our friends Historic Environment Scotland with our weekly #BridgeQuiz . Can anyone help identify this bridge?canmore.org.uk/collection/200… © Crown Copyright: HES. (Scottish Development Department).

Passionate about the past? Because we’re hiring! 📖 Seasonal Stewards, Admissions Assistants, Monument Managers and more. We’ve got a range of opportunities to join our site teams. Find out more and apply by 15 January: ow.ly/56hb50Uwv1V

Global study reveals 77% want digital access to museum collections. Our University of Glasgow Museums in the Metaverse shows huge appetite for #VR/#XR in cultural spaces. Funded by UK Research and Innovation Innovate UK, partnering with The Hunterian Historic Environment Scotland National Museums Scotland edify More 👉 gla.ac.uk/news/headline_…

#DYK we're running some fun new activities at Stirling Castle for P1-P7 primary school groups? Explore the nooks & crannies, handle objects & more! Join us 20 to 23 Jan, at 10.30 am & 12.30 noon. 📧 Email [email protected] to book. #LearningWithHes

Want to delve into the rich archaeological and documentary record to explore the military uses of Edinburgh's Holyrood Park from 1850 to 1939? 🪖 Don't miss this Historic Environment Scotland event with archaeologist and historian Gordon Barclay on 26 January: digitscotland.com/events/edinbur…

An exhibition is opening next week at North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre! Drawn from Historic Environment Scotland’s archive & other sources, the exhibition looks at the international context that shaped the Mid-Century Modern architectural movement in Scotland. More info: ow.ly/bzxJ50ULLWK

If you don't think a 17th century plaster ceiling is the height of romance, you're wrong! ❌ The stunning ceilings at National Trust for Scotland Kellie Castle were made to mark the marriages of the 3rd Earl of Kellie. They've now been recorded cutting-edge technology ⬇️. nts.org.uk/stories/record…

How much do we know about the ornamental plaster ceilings at Kellie Castle? Well, thanks to a digital documentation project in partnership with Historic Environment Scotland, we're uncovering new stories. > brnw.ch/21wQT9a #ForTheLoveOfScotland #HESSupported

During #ScotAppWeek25, Culture Secretary Angus Robertson met Historic Environment Scotland apprentice painter Mackenzie Frances to champion the merits of #apprenticeships Scottish Government works closely with partners to help provide young people with the skills the economy needs now, and in the future.

"To anyone out there wondering if they can do something like this - trust me, you can." We asked Mackenzie, Apprentice Painter at Edinburgh Castle, to write a letter to his younger self explaining how he ended up working with us. #ScotAppWeek25 #IMakeHistory

Apply for a funded place on our Building Conservation Week in June. Apply for a bursary if you're a recent graduate or if you've finished your third year of study on a building-related subject. Or if you want to develop a career in building conservation - ow.ly/qe7O50Vgvxo

We're saddened to hear of the passing of Christina McKelvie MSP, who we worked with as Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development. Our deepest condolences go out to her friends and family.

We’ve published the English version of our Corporate Plan 2025-28. The Gaelic is coming soon, as is the Operating Plan setting out next steps towards Heritage for All. Faigh a-mach mar a tha sinn a’ planadh air Dualchas do na h-Uile a lìbhrigeadh aig historicenvironment.scot/heritage-for-a…