Our Publications

Order our new Historic Environment Scotland illustrated hardback publication of Mousa to Mackintosh online & also get a FREE copy of 'Art Of th...

A Life of Industry: The Photography of John R Hume covers Scotland’s foremost expert on industrial heritage. John’s greatest passion was – and is –...

Historic Environment Scotland Publication ‘There have always been lighthouses in my life. There has been a closeness and steadiness to our relation...

As seen on TV, prepare yourself for a journey through the clouds with Scotland from the Sky. In this book, you will travel in both space and time, ...

The book Where are the Women? shows that for most of recorded history, women have been sidelined, if not silenced, by men who named the built envir...

The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland was established in 1908 and worked for over a century collecting, recordin...

In Who Built Scotland, experience a new history of Scotland told through its places. Writers Kathleen Jamie, Alexander McCall Smith, Alistair Moffa...

The Small Isles is a comprehensive guide illustrated with a wealth of photographs, maps and drawings. It takes readers on a tour of both place and ...

In Victorian Scotland learn that Victorians were the harbingers of the modern age. Their society was driven by curiosity, a zeal for invention, and...

Scotland’s vibrant and bloody past captures the imagination, but there is far more to Scotland's History than murder and mayhem, tragedy and betray...

Winner of the CWA Short Story Dagger Award. In Bloody Scotland, twelve of Scotland's best crime writers use the sinister side of the country's buil...

The Honours of Scotland tells the turbulent story of the Honours – Scotland’s crown jewels – and the equally dramatic tale of the Stone of Destiny....

Archaeology and Research at Edinburgh Castle. Fortress of the Kingdom is the detailed history of this great castle – a reflection of its colourful ...

Survey and Excavation of Coastal Archaeology in Shetland 1995-2008 Ebbing Shores brings together the findings of an extensive programme of coastal ...

Using stunning photography Scotland's Sporting Buildings brings the special interest of these sites and structures to life for the first time in a ...

Over the past 10,000 years, every inch of Scotland has been shaped, changed and moulded by it's people. Scotland’s Landscapes tells the enduring st...

This compelling book tells the story of the First World War through Scotland's people and places. It explores the buildings where, one hundred year...

In Hunting Picts: Medieval sculptures at St Vigeans, Angus Volumes 1 and 2, learn that during restoration of St Vigeans Church in the 1870s, a coll...

In Building Knowledge - An Architectural History of the University of Glasgow, learn the story of the University and its buildings told through a w...

A Work of Beauty showcases Edinburgh as a city of stories – a place that has witnessed everything from great historical upheavals to the individual...

A History of Scotland’s Landscapes explores the many ways that we have used, adapted and altered our environment over thousands of years. Full of m...

This publication explains the chronological history of the design of shops in Scotland, gives a technical background to the elements and materials ...

New for 2023! The official souvenir Holyrood Park Guidebook including Arthur's Seat will help you explore the Park, identify its remarkable feature...

Mary Was Here exclusive Historic Scotland publication with foreward by Liz Lochhead. Mary Queen of Scots is one of Scotland’s most famous figures. ...