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List Of Historic Scotland Properties
This list includes the historic houses, castles, abbeys, museums and other buildings and monuments in the care of Historic Environment Scotland (HES). HES ( gd, Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba) is a non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government, responsible for investigating, caring for and promoting Scotland’s historic environment. It maintains over 300 properties, that together attract more than 3 million visitors annually. Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Angus Argyll and Bute Ayrshire East Ayrshire North Ayrshire South Ayrshire Clackmannanshire Dumfries and Galloway Dunbartonshire East Dunbartonshire West Dunbartonshire Dundee Edinburgh Falkirk (council area) Fife Glasgow Highland (council area) Inverclyde Lanarkshire North Lanarkshire South Lanarkshire Lothian East Lothian Midlothian West Lothian Moray Orkney Islands Outer Hebrides Perth and Kinross Renfrewshire Scottish Borders Shetland Stirling (council area) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historic House
A historic house generally meets several criteria before being listed by an official body as "historic." Generally the building is at least a certain age, depending on the rules for the individual list. A second factor is that the building be in recognizably the same form as when it became historic. Third is a requirement that either an event of historical importance happened at the site, or that a person of historical significance was associated with the site, or that the building itself is important for its architecture or interior. Many historic houses are also considered museums and retain permanent collections that help tell the story of their house and the era. Background Houses were first thought of as ''historic'' rather than just ''old'' or ''interesting'', during the early nineteenth century. Government protection was first given during the late nineteenth century. Historic homes are often eligible for special grant awards for preservation. What makes a historic hom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
