Historic Environment Scotland

Historic Environment Scotland

Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba
Longmore House in Edinburgh, headquarters of Historic Environment Scotland
Organisation overview
Formed	1 October 2015; 8 years ago (2015-10-01)
Preceding agencies	Historic Scotland Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland
Type	Non-departmental public body
Jurisdiction	Scotland
Headquarters	Longmore House Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Employees	1,500+ (incl. volunteers)
Minister responsible	Angus Robertson MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Culture
Organisation executives	Hugh Hall, Chairman Alex Paterson, Chief Executive
Website	www.historicenvironment.scot

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) (Scottish Gaelic: Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba) is an executive non-departmental public body responsible for investigating, caring for and promoting Scotland's historic environment. HES was formed in 2015 from the merger of government agency Historic Scotland with the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS). Among other duties, Historic Environment Scotland maintains more than 300 properties of national importance including Edinburgh Castle, Skara Brae and Fort George.