Historic Scotland
- Address
- Historic Scotland, Abbey Street Salisbury Place, Melrose TD6 9LG, Scotland, UK
- Ads
- Telephone:
- (01896) 822562
- Fax:
- (01896) 822562
- Website:
- http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/
Historic Scotland is an executive agency of the Scottish Government and we are charged with safeguarding the nation’s historic environment and promoting its understanding and enjoyment on behalf of Scottish Ministers.
Historic Scotland is an Agency within the Scottish Government and is directly responsible to Scottish Ministers for safeguarding the nation's historic environment, and promoting its understanding and enjoyment. Historic Scotland has had a number of different names and emphases of function over the past few decades but we became Historic Scotland in 1991.
Our role is to deliver policy and advise on all aspects of the historic environment on behalf of Scottish Ministers.We also carry out statutory functions relating to two acts of Parliament - the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979, which allows us to schedule sites of national importance and take them into state care, and the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 that grants us the authority to list structures for their architectural or historical significance.
It is headed by a Chief Executive who is responsible to Scottish Ministers, within the terms of the Framework Document, for its management, performance and future development.