Publications

Short Guide: Repair and Maintenance of War Memorials

Short Guide 3

Information on the architectural styles and designs of war memorials most often found in Scotland.

Short Guide: Applied Digital Documentation in the Historic Environment

Short Guide 13

Discover how a broad range of data capture techniques can be applied to the recording, analysis, conservation and visualisation of the historic environment.

Short Guide: Lead Theft - Guidance on Protecting Traditional Buildings

Short Guide 2

Practical guidance on Protecting Traditional Buildings.

Short Guide: Maintenance and Repair Techniques for Traditional Cast Iron

Short Guide 4

A guide to maintaining exterior decorative architectural cast ironwork.

Short Guide: Historic Concrete in Scotland Parts 1-3

Short Guide 5

These short guides focus on the subject of historic concrete structures in Scotland.

Inform Guide: Bronze

This technical, advice & guidance INFORM guide, "Bronze", is an introduction to bronze, with guidance on its problems and planning appropriate maintenance work. Read the document today.

Inform Guide: Structural Cracks

INFORM guide on recognising and diagnosing various types of settlement cracks.

Inform Guide: Domestic Chimneys and Flues

"Domestic Chimneys and Flues" is an INFORM guide to flue and chimney systems, their common faults and the principles of how to deal with them, produced by Historic Environment Scotland.

Inform Guide: Repointing Rubble Stonework

This INFORM guide takes you through the steps required to be taken by contractors carrying out repointing a traditional rubble stone wall.