Historic Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba Aosmhor) was an executive agency of the Scottish Office and later the Scottish Government from 1991 to 2015,...
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Historic Environment Scotland (HES) (Scottish Gaelic: Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba) is an executive non-departmental public body responsible for investigating...
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There are thousands of historic sites and attractions in Scotland. These include Neolithic Standing stones and Stone Circles, Bronze Age settlements, Iron...
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Dumfries and Galloway, Scottish Borders, Northumberland, and Cumbria. The council area occupies approximately the same area as the historic shires of Berwickshire...
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Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's...
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Listed building (redirect from Ancient historic monument)
statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, Cadw in Wales, and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency...
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shires of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachdan na h-Alba; Scots: Scots coonties), or counties of Scotland, are historic subdivisions of Scotland established...
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Historic Churches Scotland (formerly the Scottish Redundant Churches Trust) is a registered charity founded in 1996 which looks after Scottish churches...
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managed by Historic England as part of the National Heritage List for England. Historic Scotland is responsible for the Inventory of Historic Battlefields...
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Fife (redirect from Fife, Scotland)
Fife (/faɪf/ FYFE, Scottish English: [fɐi̯f]; Scottish Gaelic: Fìobha, IPA: [fiːvə]; Scots: Fife) is a council area, historic county, registration county...
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The Inventory of Historic Battlefields is a heritage register listing nationally significant battlefields in Scotland. The inventory was published for...
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List of oldest extant buildings (category Historic preservation)
Report and Transactions, Vol XXVI, Part III, pp414-417 "Knap of Howar" Historic Scotland. Retrieved 23 September 2011. "The Knap o' Howar, Papay". Orkneyjar...
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nobility List of family seats of Welsh nobility List of family seats of Scottish nobility List of family seats of Irish nobility The Manor House, Sutton...
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the historic houses, castles, abbeys, museums and other buildings and monuments in the care of Historic Environment Scotland (HES). HES (Scottish Gaelic:...
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Scheduled monument (redirect from Scheduled Historic Monuments)
archaeology and the historic environment in Britain are: Historic England in England, Cadw in Wales, and Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland. The processes...
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of Scotland Building Scotland: Celebrating Scotland’s Traditional Buildings Materials. Historic Scotland Holden, T G 1998 The Archaeology of Scottish Thatch...
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The Trust was established in 1931 as the "National Trust for Scotland for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty", following discussions held in...
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Scotland Neck Historic District is a national historic district located at Scotland Neck, Halifax County, North Carolina. It encompasses 249 contributing...
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King of Scotland, 1040-57, Belfast: Blackstaff Press, ISBN 0-85640-448-9 Foster, Sally M. (2004), Picts, Gaels and Scots: Early Historic Scotland (2nd ed...
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The Honours of Scotland (Scots: Honours o Scotland, Scottish Gaelic: Seudan a' Chrùin Albannaich), informally known as the Scottish Crown Jewels, are the...
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of humankind. Historic Environment Scotland is responsible for 'cultural' sites as part of their wider responsibility towards the historic environment....
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continue to reveal the secrets of prehistoric Scotland, uncovering a complex past before the Romans brought Scotland into the scope of recorded history. Successive...
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Dundee (redirect from Dundee, Scotland)
the 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Angus, the city developed into a burgh in...
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Inchcolm (category Articles containing Scottish Gaelic-language text)
Inchcolm Abbey and the surrounding island are now in the care of Historic Scotland. The island is accessible to visitors during the day via private boat...
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areas of Scotland are the areas used for the ceremonial lord-lieutenants, the monarch's representatives. The areas are similar to the Historic Counties...
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"sponsored" [financed and with oversight] through Historic Scotland, an executive agency of the Scottish Government. As one of the country's National Collections...
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William the Lion (redirect from William the Lion, king of Scotland)
Crowl, Philip Axtell (1986). The intelligent traveller's guide to historic Scotland. Congdon & Weed. p. 83. ISBN 978-0865531581. Gillingham, John (2000)...
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"Abernethy Round Tower". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 13 August 2012. Armit (2003) p. 16 "Knap of Howar" Historic Scotland. Retrieved 23 Sept 2011. "The...
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separate historic buildings councils were created by the Historic Buildings and Ancient Monuments Act 1953, one for each of England, Scotland, and Wales...
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The Kingdom of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Rìoghachd na h-Alba; Scots: Kinrick o Scotland, Norn: Kongungdum Skotland) was a sovereign state in northwest...
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