Books published by Historic Environment Scotland

John R Hume is Scotland's foremost expert on industrial heritage. His photographs of late-industrial and post-industrial Scotland in the 1960s, 70s and 80s show a way of life that has now all but vanished. In A Life of Industry, author Daniel Gray tells John's story, and the story of what has been lost - and preserved.

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.

A detailed yet accessible account of Britain's most remote island. This new book explodes the myth of St Kilda as a 'lost world', demonstrating how, for 3,000 years, it has been connected to and influenced by communities across the Hebrides and Highlands of Scotland.

In Who Built Scotland, the authors pick twenty-five buildings to tell the history of a nation. In vivid travelogues, they explore Scotland's social, political and cultural heritage, placing our people, ideas and passions at the heart of our architecture and archaeology. This is a story of how we shape buildings and how buildings, in turn, shape us.

The 107-year history of an organisation set up in 1908 to create an 'inventory' of Scotland's archaeology and buildings.

In this landmark book, Diane Watters looks at the history of St Peter's Seminary, Cardross. She traces the story of an architectural failure which morphed into a tragic modernist myth. This is a historian's account of St Peter's: an exploration of how one of Scotland's most singular buildings became one of its most troubled - and most celebrated.

In this sumptuous new book, Alexander McCall Smith curates his own distinctive story of Edinburgh - combining his affectionate, incisive wit with a wealth of stunning imagery drawn from Scotland's national collection of architecture and archaeology.

The complete story of Stirling Castle, from ancient times to the present, drawing on intensive research and investigations carried out over two decades.

This extensively illustrated book explores all the available information on the Picts in an appealing, accessible and authoritative way.

Orkney-based archaeologist Caroline Wickham-Jones explores more than 60 of Orkney's monuments in concise and accessible terms, set in context by a brief history of the islands.

A definitive work which brings together, for the first time, decades of archaeological research into the Small Isles, presented for a general audience. Provides a tour of both the past and the present for visitors and walkers who would like to know more about the history of these islands.

This is the first book to tackle all the issues relating to timber decay. It presents the facts and explores timber decay problems through case studies. These are illustrated with clear self-explanatory photographs.