An Explorer Pass, valid for 14 consecutive days, is a great way to explore our iconic sites.

An Explorer Pass, valid for 14 consecutive days, is a great way to explore our iconic sites.

Grants and funding schemes offered by Historic Environment Scotland to support projects that promote and protect our historic environment.

Our Ranger Service is based at Holyrood Park, Linlithgow Peel and the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site, and works on sites across our estate. As well as patrol and survey sites and assist ...

Explore the wide range of grants and funding available to projects that share our aims to protect and promote our historic environment.

The grounds and shop are accessible. Due to access restrictions in place as a precautionary measure while we undertake high level masonry inspections, there is currently no visitor access to the ...

Admire the towering defensive façade of a heavily fortified castle, originally built as a royal residence. Ravenscraig Castle was begun for Queen Mary of Gueldres in 1460. But its time as a royal ...

Our sites sometimes need to close at short notice due to adverse weather, essential maintenance work, and other reasons outwith our control. We advise checking ahead if the forecast is poor or you are ...

Reach this very special tidal island by causeway to explore Pictish, Norse and medieval remains. Brooches, rings and dress pins found on the Brough of Birsay suggest that it was a Pictish power centre ...

Take the foot ferry to Iona and step off onto one of Scotland’s most sacred sites. This tiny island by Mull has been a vibrant centre of Christian worship ever since St Columba arrived in AD 563.

Indulge yourself or treat a loved one to an afternoon tea experience, which also includes admission to the castle. Our Tea Room is located in the heart of the castle, Crown Square. The walls have been ...

Wander around the remains of this stone circle amid an ancient, sacred landscape. Tomnaverie is a recumbent stone circle, a kind of monument found only in north-eastern Scotland. Their characteristic ...