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🚨 New funding for a project to restore and conserve Hynish Shore Station!

We have awarded a #HESsupported Project Development Grant to the Hynish Trust to support an initial phase of this project, which will include the renovation of the Signal Tower.

Learn more:
👉 bit.ly/43Y5L83
A view of Hynish Shore Station from the Signal Tower. Credit - Hynish Trust. The Signal Tower at Hynish Shore Station. Credit - Hynish Trust.
November 11, 2025 at 12:49 PM
archhfund.org.uk
Positive news for Rothesay Pavilion!

The A-listed gem is approaching the final stages of a long restoration and will reopen in 2027 as a vibrant hub for the community, visitors, and creatives.

We are pleased to have provided a #HESsupported grant to this project.

www.scotsman.com/heritage-and...
Art deco pavilion on Scots holiday island looks to £45m re-opening
The Rothesay Pavilion is, at last, gearing up to open its doors once more.
www.scotsman.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:17 PM
coastarch.bsky.social
The Dornoch Firth Coastal Survey (Mar/Apr2025) Report is out! Highlights: a monumental fish trap, Bonar bridge coastal engineering, & a wonderful discovery of zulu sailing drifter. Download here: scapetrust.org/wp-content/u...
#coastarch #scotarchstrat #hessupported
October 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
archhfund.org.uk
Really pleased that work will start next year on repairing the Category A-listed Soutar’s Shop in Birse, enabling the unique time capsule to open to visitors. We have supported this project with a series of William Grant Foundation and #HESsupported grants.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Aberdeenshire shoe shop untouched for 70 years to be restored
The Soutar's Shop at Birse, near Aboyne, shut in the late 1940s and has remained untouched since.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 11:07 AM
coastarch.bsky.social
Gletness Excavation Report is out!
In May, SCAPE & Archaeology Shetland excavated an eroding Middle-Late Iron Age settlement & a Bronze Age burnt mound.
Short visit, big archaeology.
Download the Report: scapetrust.org/wp-content/u...

@archshet.bsky.social
#coastarch #CoastalHeritage #hessupported
Aerial image of the excavation trenches Prehistoric buildings exposed by coastal erosion
September 30, 2025 at 7:32 PM
scarf-scot.bsky.social
Our February newsletter is now available!

Follow the link to read the latest news from the ScARF team, including details about our exciting @royalsoced.bsky.social
funded Rock Art workshops coming up this year: bit.ly/40FfLki

#HESSupported
Top: Chesters hillfort, East Lothian © ScARF; Bottom left: Fellows at the Scottish Crannog Centre for the 2024 summer excursion © Society of Antiquaries of Scotland; Bottom right: Cup marked stone at Clava Cairns in the Scottish Highlands © HES
February 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM
scarf-scot.bsky.social
Calling all archaeology students and ECRs!

We're offering a limited number of bursaries for SSASC 25 next February in Edinburgh. If you're interested in attending, we can help cover the costs!

The application deadline is 31st Jan 2025.

How to apply: bit.ly/41nBwXY

#HESSupported
The New College at the University of Edinburgh © Jorge Franganillo
December 6, 2024 at 3:08 PM
thebefs.bsky.social
BEFS is pleased to announce funding from @HistEnvScot through their Partnership Fund! This will support our work over the next 3 years, advocating for Scotland's historic and existing built environment across key policy areas including net zero, traditional skills & planning. #HESsupported

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April 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
archhfund.org.uk
3 projects that we have helped develop with #HESsupported & William Grant Foundation grants just secured Scottish Land Fund investment to buy their buildings:
Tomb of the Eagles, South Ronaldsay
The Tower Cinema, Helensburgh &
St Monan's Auld Kirk, Fife!
www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/news/press-r...
Image of St Monan's Kirk by paullew on Flickr - Creative Commons Non Commerical Use https://www.flickr.com/photos/paullew/29717038365
April 3, 2025 at 11:18 AM
digitscotland.bsky.social
☀️ SCOTLAND DIGS 2025 ☀️

Learn about people from the past and connect with people in the present by getting involved in archaeological fieldwork this summer!

Read more about our #ScotlandDigs2025: Meeting People campaign: www.digitscotland.com/scotlands-su...

#HESsupported #ScotArchStrat
Several people in trenches in a mountainous setting with tarpaulins, buckets and piles of dirt near each trench Several people on a rural path smiling as a child puts a sieve on their head A large boulder with several shallow holes carved into it
June 20, 2025 at 8:02 AM
archhfund.org.uk
Locally based community groups have recently taken ownership of Gracemount Mansion in Edinburgh, Campsie High Kirk in Lennoxtown & the Tomb of the Eagles on Orkney, with AHF #HESsupported and William Grant Foundation grants helping them to develop the business cases and secure ownership.
July 8, 2025 at 9:19 AM
scarf-scot.bsky.social
Would you like to learn more about rock art in Scotland?

Join us for one of our @royalsoced.bsky.social funded workshops taking place in Faifley, Kirkcudbright and Culloden🪨

Spaces are limited and filling up fast - head to bit.ly/4jOt8Ya for more info and to register now!

#HESSupported
Assessing the Glenvoidean 15 rock art panel as part of Scotland's Rock Art Project, Argyll and Bute © HES
February 10, 2025 at 9:50 AM
archscot.bsky.social
📖✨ Discover the Origins of Scottish Archaeology Month with our interactive timeline!

From past to present, it's been an incredible journey - and we can’t wait for SAM 2025... 👇

www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk/sam-2025-loo...

#ScotArchMonth #HESsupported
A collage of various Scottish Archaeology Month activities featuring people participating in archaeological digs, historical reenactments, educational workshops, musical performances, and guided walks across scenic landscapes. The Scottish Archaeology Month logo is prominently displayed with the tagline 'a brief history...' Logos of supporting organizations are shown at the bottom.
March 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
stirlingcht.bsky.social
To read about the new strategy and have your say, click on the link below and complete the survey, you have until the 1st July.

haveyoursay.historic...

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Scotland's protected historic places - consultation on a long-term strategy for heritage designation - Historic Environment Scotland - Citizen Space
Find and participate in consultations run by Historic Environment Scotland
haveyoursay.historicenvironment.scot
June 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
coastarch.bsky.social
We had a great time on the Dornoch Firth over the last few days, discovering and recording the area's rich maritime heritage and sharing knowledge with enthusiastic local volunteers. Thanks to everyone who came out and helped with the survey! #CoastArch #HESSupported #ScotArchStrat
A massive, bleached white Sperm Whale skull rests on the rocky shore north of Portmahomack, having washed ashore years ago. A person stands behind it, highlighting its enormous size. Surrounding the skull are scattered stones and calm waters. Volunteers at the end of a hard day. Five people stand beside a railway arch, each holding a red and white ranging rod, with brown bracken and bare trees surrounding them. A misty picture of six people standing on a beach with several pools of water and the shore in the distance. In front, there are three seaweed-covered stones and a ranging pole marking the site of a supposed holy well. Tarbat Ness Lighthouse, built in 1830 by Robert Stevenson, stands tall with its red and white stripes at the tip of Tarbat Ness. Powerful North Sea waves crash against the eroding red sandstone cliffs surrounding the headland. Above, a bright blue sky is dotted with fluffy white clouds.
March 12, 2025 at 2:09 PM
archhfund.org.uk
🚨 Funding announcement!

We're delighted to have awarded a #HESsupported Project Development Grant to Recovery Scotland to support plans to adapt a historic school building for use as an education, training & wellbeing hub providing vital services to the community.

Find out more:
👉 bit.ly/3ZpYfRv
The exterior of the former Falkirk Grammar School. Credit - Recovery Scotland. The interior of the former Falkirk Grammar School. There are people looking around the building at the launch of the '6 Park Street: Where Recovery is Possible' project. Credit - Recovery Scotland.
November 28, 2024 at 12:10 PM
scarf-scot.bsky.social
There's still time to book your free place at one of our upcoming SWSARF workshops.

Join us at Brodick Hall, Arran, this Saturday, or at the Cat Strand in New Galloway on the 4th Oct. All welcome!

More info on our Eventbrite page: bit.ly/3IdW91H

#HESSupported
Standing stones at Machrie Moor © ScARF
September 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
archhfund.org.uk
✂️ On The Cutting Edge! Modernist Textile Studio Gets Funding Boost.

We have awarded an #HESsupported grant to enable @shbt-charity.bsky.social to carry out specialist surveys at the Cat. A listed Bernat Klein Studio - starting a journey to bring this unique place back to life.

Read:
bit.ly/3VjKv85
The exterior of Bernat Klein Studio in May 2025. Credit: Scottish Historic Buildings Trust.
August 26, 2025 at 11:16 AM
coastarch.bsky.social
Our excavation at Gletness in Shetland with @archshet.bsky.social revealed the heat-shattered stones of a burnt mound, a beautiful, manly limestone paved area, and excitingly, the closing slabs at the top of subterranean corbelled structure - possibly the roof of a Bronze Age well! #hessupported
A corbelled stone structure continues beneath the visible closing slabs. An area of paving may have been a passageway or cell in the burnt mound complex, and is covered by dumps of hearth waste (peat ash, burnt clay and charcoal) suggesting the hearth area is close by. Fire-cracked stones form the burnt mound, which surrounds the main activity area.
July 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
coastarch.bsky.social
Building of the day - a ruinous Böd – (store with accommodation associated with commercial fishing) on the shore at Lindburn, West Yell.
We'd love to know more about the history of this interesting building!
#hessupported #scotarchstrat #coastarch
May 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
coastarch.bsky.social
This remarkable site at Sands of Breckon, Yell, is revealing layers of history. Coastal processes have exposed prehistoric houses and burial cairns.

@archshet.bsky.social @standrewshist.bsky.social
#HESsupported #coastarch #scotarchstrat
August 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
archhfund.org.uk
🔔 Funding news!

From a disused sail loft and a former church to an old retail store, we have announced new #HESsupported grant funding for 3 distinctive Scottish historic buildings seeking to find and develop varied new sustainable uses.

Learn more:
➡️ bit.ly/3ETovwc
The exterior of the Sail Loft in Voe with the pier and marina in the background. Credit - Voe Community Development Association. The exterior or St Marnock's Church in Fowlis. The exterior of The Art Department, Paisley.
May 1, 2025 at 11:16 AM
coastarch.bsky.social
You never know what’s round the corner. This re-used saddle quern hints of a nearby prehistoric site - and sure enough - a few paces further, an Iron Age settlement is revealed in the eroding section. We look forward to returning to Yell in June for more!
#hessupported #coastarch #scotarchstrat
May 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
stirlingcht.bsky.social
Christian MacLagan was recognised for her work with a special honorary membership of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in Edinburgh in 1871.

Discover more about her life and work in our guest blog by independent researcher and archaeologist Morag Cross: bit.ly/SCHTblogmaclagan

#HESsupported
Stirling archaeologist Christian MacLagan
For International Women's Day we invited archaeologist Morag Cross to share the story of pioneering Stirling archaeologist Christian MacLagan
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July 31, 2025 at 4:01 PM
coastarch.bsky.social
We had a cracking first day on our Dornoch Firth Survey, exploring the Rubha nan Sgarbh headland, which, according to the farmer Mr Simpson, means Point of the Cormorant - a place name with Gaelic and Norse elements. Thanks to the volunteers & Mr Simpson for his knowledge. #CoastArch #HESSupported
A group of five SCAPE volunteers stand next to an old, ruined fishing boat on the foreshore of the Dornoch Firth. A group of five SCAPE volunteers set off for a walk along the foreshore of the Dornoch Firth. Blue skies and sunshine on an early spring morning.
March 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM