Historic Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba Aosmhor) was an executive agency of the Scottish Office and later the Scottish Government from 1991 to 2015, responsible for safeguarding Scotland's built heritage, and promoting its understanding and enjoyment. Under the terms of a Bill of the Scottish Parliament published on 3 March 2014, Historic Scotland was dissolved …

Historic preservation (US), built heritage preservation or built heritage conservation (UK), is an endeavor that seeks to preserve, conserve and protect buildings, objects, landscapes or other artifacts of historical significance. It is a philosophical concept that became popular in the twentieth century, which maintains that cities as products of centuries’ development should be …

In Scotland, applications are made on a form obtained from Historic Environment Scotland. After consulting the local planning authority, the owner, where possible, and an independent third party, Historic Environment Scotland makes a recommendation on behalf of the Scottish Ministers. Carrying out unauthorised works to a listed building is a criminal offence and …

St Andrews (Latin: S. Andrea(s); Scots: Saunt Aundraes; Scottish Gaelic: Cill Rìmhinn) is a town on the east coast of Fife in Scotland, 10 miles (16 kilometres) southeast of Dundee and 30 miles (50 kilometres) northeast of Edinburgh.St Andrews had a recorded population of 16,800 as of 2011, making it Fife's fourth-largest settlement and 45th most populous settlement in …

Historic Environment Scotland is responsible for 'cultural' sites as part of their wider responsibility towards the historic environment. The Environment Directorate is responsible for natural sites. There are currently six sites in Scotland, with a further two undergoing a process of formal evaluation. Informal discussion of a site for "Þings" (Norse parliaments) has taken …

The historic counties of Wales are sub-divisions of Wales. They were used for various functions for several hundred years, ... Indeed, the Department of the Environment made this very clear in a statement it issued on 1 April 1974: " The new county boundaries are solely for the purpose of defining areas of...local government. They are administrative areas, and will not alter the …

Formal theory. Formally, a string is a finite, ordered sequence of characters such as letters, digits or spaces. The empty string is the special case where the sequence has length zero, so there are no symbols in the string.

We've got a range of suggested routes around Scotland for you to follow. Find everything from TV & film locations and hidden gems, to most-popular spots and quiet towns. Try 1-day to 14-day routes, and ideas by car, bike, boat, bus, train, ferry and plane. See all trips. Previous. Next. 5 days of iconic attractions and hidden gems in Scotland. Skye and Fort William by public …

The Scotland national rugby union team represents Scotland in men's international rugby union and is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union.The team takes part in the annual Six Nations Championship and participates in the Rugby World Cup, which takes place every four years.. As of March 2022, Scotland are 7th in the World Rugby Rankings.. The history of the …

Dingwall (Scots: Dingwal, Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Pheofharain [ˈiɲɪɾʲ ˈfjɔhəɾan]) is a town and a royal burgh in the Highland council area of Scotland.It has a population of 5,491. It was an east-coast harbour that now lies inland. Dingwall Castle was once the biggest castle north of Stirling.On the town's present-day outskirts lies Tulloch Castle, parts of which may date back …