Introduction

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) is a public body and charity, with a statutory duty to investigate, care for, and promote Scotland’s historic environment.  We lead and enable Scotland’s historic environment strategy, Our Past Our Future, and work with government, business, and communities to drive benefits from Scotland’s heritage.  Research is fundamental across all our work.  We’re active in a range of research fields, including history and archaeology; conservation science; physical and digital archiving; collections interpretation and care; digital documentation and innovation; and measuring the social and economic value of heritage.

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