About us
How we work to protect Scotland’s heritage
The Engine Shed
The Engine Shed is Historic Environment Scotland’s building conservation centre. We champion the knowledge, skills and materials that make up Scotland’s historic built environment. We need these so that our buildings and craft skills can continue to exist for many future generations.
An innovative space for training, heritage science and digital documentation, the Engine Shed is a UKRI World Class Laboratory. It has specialist lab facilities and cutting-edge digital technologies including an immersive experience system.
Our exhibitions explore traditional building materials such as metal, stone, slate, lime, paint, timber and thatch. There is also an architectural timeline that shows how Scotland’s built environment has evolved over thousands of years.
The Engine Shed is accredited by Qualifications Scotland and National Open College Network (NOCN). As an accredited training centre we inspire people to care for Scotland’s built heritage. Our industry leading training and learning activities share technical knowledge about the historic built environment to support Scotland’s skills needs.
Our work
Teams working from the Engine Shed
We are home to a range of Historic Environment Scotland teams who support the heritage sector across Scotland.
Skills and training
Find out how we’re doing our bit to keep traditional building skills alive and accessible, and how you can get involved.
Skills and training
