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HES (Scottish Gaelic: \u00c0rainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba) is a non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government, responsible for investigating, caring for and promoting Scotland\u2019s historic environment. It maintains over 300 properties, that together attract more than 3 million visitors annually.[1]Table of ContentsAberdeen[edit]Aberdeenshire[edit]Argyll and Bute[edit]Ayrshire[edit]East Ayrshire[edit]North Ayrshire[edit]South Ayrshire[edit]Clackmannanshire[edit]Dumfries and Galloway[edit]Dunbartonshire[edit]East Dunbartonshire[edit]West Dunbartonshire[edit]Edinburgh[edit]Falkirk (council area)[edit]Glasgow[edit]Highland (council area)[edit]Inverclyde[edit]Lanarkshire[edit]North Lanarkshire[edit]South Lanarkshire[edit]Lothian[edit]East Lothian[edit]Midlothian[edit]West Lothian[edit]Orkney Islands[edit]Outer Hebrides[edit]Perth and Kinross[edit]Renfrewshire[edit]Scottish Borders[edit]Shetland[edit]Stirling (council area)[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Aberdeen[edit]Aberdeenshire[edit]Argyll and Bute[edit]Ayrshire[edit]East Ayrshire[edit]North Ayrshire[edit]South Ayrshire[edit]Clackmannanshire[edit]Dumfries and Galloway[edit]Dunbartonshire[edit]East Dunbartonshire[edit]West Dunbartonshire[edit]NameImageNotesDumbarton CastleDumbarton was the centre of the ancient kingdom of Strathclyde from the 5th century until 1018.NameImageNotesBroughty CastleCastle, built hastily, but perhaps unnecessarily. It figured in only two national emergencies over 450 years.Claypotts Castle16th-century castleEdinburgh[edit]Falkirk (council area)[edit]Glasgow[edit]NameImageNotesCrookston CastleRuin of an unusual 15th-century castleGlasgow CathedralCathedral built on the site where St Mungo was thought to have been buriedHighland (council area)[edit]Inverclyde[edit]NameImageNotesNewark CastleFirth of Clyde castle mainly associated with the notorious Patrick MaxwellLanarkshire[edit]North Lanarkshire[edit]NameImageNotesAntonine Wall: Croy HillPart of the Antonine Wall – Rome’s north-west frontierAntonine Wall: DullaturPart of the Antonine Wall – Rome’s north-west frontierAntonine Wall: Westerwood to CastlecaryPart of the Antonine Wall – Rome’s north-west frontierSouth Lanarkshire[edit]Lothian[edit]East Lothian[edit]Midlothian[edit]West Lothian[edit]Orkney Islands[edit]NameImageNotesBarnhouseNeolithic settlementBishop’s Palace, KirkwallPalace built for the first bishop of OrkneyBlackhammer Chambered CairnNeolithic burial cairnBroch of GurnessIron-Age settlementBrough of BirsaySite featuring Pictish and Norse power-base with Pictish wellCubbie Row’s CastleOne of the earliest stone castles to survive in ScotlandCuween Hill Chambered CairnNeolithic chambered tombDounby Click MillThe last surviving horizontal water mill in OrkneyDwarfie StaneNeolithic burial chamberEarl’s BuRemains of a medieval manor houseEarl’s Palace, Birsay16th-century remains of the residence of Robert Stewart, Earl of OrkneyEarl’s Palace, Kirkwall17th-century palace built by Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of OrkneyEynhallow ChurchRuined 12th-century monastic churchGrain Earth HouseIron Age earth houseHackness Martello Tower and BatteryExtensive military remains on the island of HoyHolm of Papa Westray Chambered CairnA massive tombKnap of HowarProbably the oldest standing stone houses in north-west EuropeKnowe of Yarso Chambered CairnAn oval cairn with concentric walls enclosing a Neolithic chambered tombLinks of NoltlandSand dunes seal and protect significant prehistoric remainsMaeshowe Chambered CairnThe finest chambered tomb in north-west EuropeMidhowe BrochA well-preserved broch, with remains of later buildings round it.Midhowe Chambered CairnA megalithic chambered tomb of Neolithic dateNoltland CastleA ruined Z-plan tower, built between 1560 and 1573 but never completed.Pierowall ChurchThe ruins of a medieval church, known as Lady Kirk, with some finely lettered tombstones.Quoyness Chambered CairnA megalithic tomb containing a passage and main chamber, with six subsidiary cells.Rennibister Earth HouseAn Orkney earth house.Ring of BrodgarA circle of upright stones with an enclosing ditch spanned by causeways, dating to late Neolithic period.Skara BraeOne of the best preserved groups of prehistoric houses in Western Europe, part of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site.St Magnus Church, EgilsayRuin of a 12th-century churchSt Mary’s Chapel, WyreRuin of a 12th-century chapel and graveyardSt Nicholas’ Church, OrphirRemains of early 12th-century round church next to Earl’s BuStones of StennessThe remains of a stone circle surrounded by remains of a circular earthen bankTavers\u00f6e Tuick Chambered CairnNeolithic chambered cairnTormiston MillA late example of a Scottish watermillUnstan Chambered CairnA mound covering a stone burial chamber divided by slabs into five compartments.WatchstoneStanding stone northwest of the Stones of StennessWestside Church, TuquoyA small 12th-century nave-and-chancel church.Wideford Hill Chambered CairnA Neolithic chambered cairn with three concentric walls and a burial chamber with three large cells.Outer Hebrides[edit]Perth and Kinross[edit]Renfrewshire[edit]Scottish Borders[edit]Shetland[edit]Stirling (council area)[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]  "},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/list-of-historic-environment-scotland-properties\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"List of Historic Environment Scotland properties"}}]}]