Historic Environment Scotland | Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba
网页6 天之前 · Castle of Light spectacular returns to Edinburgh Castle. Historic Environment Scotland is the lead public body established to investigate, care for and promote Scotland’s historic environment. Browse the website today, or contact us to learn more.
Stirling Castle: History | Historic Environment Scotland
网页History. Stirling Castle has been likened to ‘a huge brooch clasping Highlands and Lowlands together’. From high on a volcanic outcrop, the castle guarded the lowest crossing point of the River Forth for centuries. Today it remains a great symbol of Scottish independence and national pride. The castle’s long, turbulent history features:
Calanais Standing Stones | Historic Environment Scotland | HES
网页Walk among the megaliths at one of Scotland’s most magnificent and best-preserved Neolithic monuments. The Calanais Standing Stones are an extraordinary cross-shaped setting of stones erected 5,000 years ago. They predate England’s famous Stonehenge monument, and were an important place for ritual activity for at least 2,000 years.
Stirling Castle | Historic Environment Scotland
网页Stirling is one of Scotland’s greatest stone castles – an icon integral to how we understand the nation’s story. The castle peaked in importance in the 1500s, but its volcanic crag has been fortified since ancient times. Generations of Scottish monarchs have enlarged, adapted and embellished Stirling Castle.
Overview - historicenvironment.scot
网页Overview. Long before Stonehenge or even the Egyptian pyramids were built, Skara Brae was a thriving village. Step back 5,000 years in time to explore the best-preserved Neolithic settlement in Western Europe. First uncovered by a storm in 1850, Skara Brae remains a place of discovery today. Visit a replica Neolithic house to see how its full ...
Explorer Pass | Lead Public Body for Scotland's Historic Environment
网页Prices. Our Explorer Pass is the perfect way to dive into Scotland’s fascinating history and heritage and explore many of our properties. The pass is valid for 14 consecutive days. The pass includes entry to Edinburgh, Stirling and Urquhart Castles, Skara Brae, and Fort George. The number of Explorer Passes is limited.
Explore our sites by region | Historic Environment Scotland | HES
网页0131 668 8600. Contact us. Historic Environment Scotland Head offices: Longmore House. Salisbury Place. Edinburgh. EH9 1SH. John Sinclair House. 16 Bernard Terrace.
Stirling Castle: Getting here | Historic Environment Scotland
网页Help us cut carbon and traffic and preserve this historic site for future generations. Find out how to get here by train, bus, bike and foot Stirling bus station and train station are within walking distance of the castle, though it's uphill all the way. There are a …
National Collection of Aerial Photography | Hist Env Scotland
网页Explore more than 26 million aerial images featuring historic events and places worldwide, including 1.6 million images of Scotland. It is the role of The National Collection of Aerial Photography (NCAP) to collect aerial imagery and preserve these records – both digital and physical – for generations to come, while also making them as accessible and widely available as possible.
New digital model of Skara Brae | Historic Environment Scotland
网页2021年12月1日 · It may be older than Stonehenge and even the Pyramids at Giza, but Historic Environment Scotland (HES) is bringing over 5,000 years of history at Skara Brae in Orkney into the 21st century with a new digital 3D model of the site. The model, available to view on Sketchfab, allows virtual visitors an immersive digital experience of the Neolithic settlement, including the unique opportunity to ...
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