World Heritage Sites
12/04/2017
World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO as exceptional places of ‘outstanding universal value ... belonging to all the peoples of the world, irrespective of the territory on which they are located’.
There are currently six World Heritage Sites in Scotland:
• St Kilda
• The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh
• Heart of Neolithic Orkney
• New Lanark
• The Forth Bridge
• The Antonine Wall
The HES archive includes a wealth of material illustrating the World Heritage Sites including historic prints and drawings, modern survey photographs and aerial views highlighted in this gallery.
The archive can be consulted in our Search Room and through our online resources. This includes Canmore where new images and information are added every day through ongoing surveys of Scotland's built heritage, as well as through an active digitisation programme of negatives, prints and drawings.
SC 347529
Publication drawing: plan of the Roman fort, Balmuildy; after S N Miller
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 347530
Publication drawing: general plan showing the Roman fort, bridge and temporary camp, Balmuildy.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 352668
Oblique aerial view of the headquarters building of Bar Hill Roman Fort during excavation
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 416592
Publication drawing; St Kilda village, distribution plan of houses dating from 1861 and later. Photographic copy.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 416619
St Kilda Village. General view from North West towards bay with steamer at anchor, including Store, School, Church and Manse in distance.
© RCAHMS
SC 436222
Oblique aerial view, taken from the SSW, centred on Moray Place, Edinburgh and with the New Town visible across much of the photograph.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 465097
Edinburgh, North Bridge, General; Market Street, Fruit and Vegetable Market; Market Street, Fishmarket Photographic copy of engraving showing general view of vegetable and fish markets below North Bridge. Copied from 'Modern Athens'. Insc. 'Vegetable and Fish Market, from the 'Rainbow' Gallery. Edinburgh. Drawn by Tho. H Shepherd. Engraved by E Stalker'
© Courtesy of HES (Illustration from Modern Athens, T H Shepherd, 1829)
SC 466310
Plan of New Town. Titled: 'Plan of the New Streets and squares intended for the new city of Edinburgh'. Insc: 'His Most Sacred Majesty, George III, The Munificent Patron of every polite and liberal Art. This Plan of the New Streets and Squares intended for his ancient capital of North Britain; One of the happy consequences of the Peace, Security and Liberty his people enjoy under his mild and auspicious government, is with the utmost humility inscribed by his Majesty's most devoted servant and his subject, James Craig'.
© RCAHMS
SC 512144
Colour lithograph showing general view looking down Lawnmarket from Castlehill. Original insc. "W.L.Leitch, del. T.Picken, Lith. London, Day & Son Glasgow, R.Griffin & Co. Day & Son, Lith.rs to the Queen High Street from Head of West Bow, Lawnmarket"
© RCAHMS
SC 532491
Oblique aerial view of The Forth Bridge and Inch Garvie centred on the rail bridge and the remains of a castle, battery, coast battery and artillery fortifications, taken in 1998.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 543409
New Lanark Mills and Housing Front elevation and ground and 1st floor plans, site plan Titled: 'Terrace of mill-workers flats - New Lanark' Insc: 'sheet no 4 measured and drawn by BT Danek MK Borland 1945'
© RCAHMS
SC 560006
West Lothian, Forth Bridge. View of bridge under construction. Insc: 'South cantilevered Forth Bridge (23rd June 1888) 618.
© Courtesy of HES (Scottish Colorfoto Collection)
SC 608100
New Lanark, General View of worker's rows, from SE
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)
SC 608102
New Lanark, 5 and 7 Rosedale Street, David Dale's House Elevated view from SE
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)
SC 676289
Forth Bridge: View looking north from the top of the Fife Cantilever, with Fife in the background
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 681466
General view from the south west. Original negative captioned 'Stone Circle at Brogar, (Stones of Stennis) Orkney July 1905 / Viewed from South West'.
© Courtesy of HES (Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Collection)
SC 682252
View of two of the Stones of Stenness, then an arable field. A figure serves as scale.
© Courtesy of HES (Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Collection)
SC 696735
New Lanark: view looking SE along lade with Mill Number 3 in background and part of Mill Number 2 on right
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)
SC 722682
General oblique aerial view of the Hirta centred on the village and remains of the enclosures, taken from the WSW.
© Courtesy of HES (Photoair Limited: Aerial Imagery (Scotland))
SC 722685
Vertical aerial photograph showing St Kilda.
© Courtesy of HES (Photoair Limited: Aerial Imagery (Scotland))
SC 754873
New Lanark: detailed view from W of water-wheel pit, which now contains a water wheel acquired from Hole Mill Farm in Fife, from where it was removed and widened in the 1990s
© RCAHMS
SC 754973
New Lanark: view from E of lade as it passes in front of Mill No. 3, with Mills No. 2 and 1 in the distance
© RCAHMS
SC 754989
Elevated view from S (viewed from Mill No. 2), with New Lanark Church of Scotland in the background
© RCAHMS
SC 755007
Oblique view from W of New Lanark Road, with New Buildings in foreground (left), telephone box (right), and the Counting House (Caithness Row) in background
© RCAHMS
SC 755068
New Lanark: general view from N showing Dye Works in the context of the River Clyde
© RCAHMS
SC 755074
New Lanark: view from N of NE and NW sides of the engine house, which is detached from the mill itself (background right), being situated at the NW end of 'The Institute'. Mill No.3 and its engine house are now connected by an overhead walkway
© RCAHMS
SC 755078
New Lanark: interior. View from S within engine house showing steam engine. Similar to the original engine, this is a 250hp twin-tandem compound mill engine by Petrie of Rochdale (1912) re-located from Philiphaugh Mill near Selkirk by the New Lanark Conservation Trust
© RCAHMS
SC 793544
Engraving, insc: "Waterloo Place, the National & Nelson's Monuments, Calton Hill. &c, Edinburgh".
© Courtesy of HES (Illustration from Modern Athens, T H Shepherd, 1829)
SC 801639
The unicorn atop the Mercat Cross with view from SW of High Street and City Chambers, Edinburgh. 1869 Photo montage.
© RCAHMS
SC 872940
NW oblique aerial view of the excavations at Dullatur Roman Camps, Antonine Wall.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 891890
Engraving showing birds' eye view looking over Holyrood Palace Insc. "The Royal Palace of Holyrood House. P. Fourdrinier, sculp." Copied from Maitland's "History of Edinburgh"
© RCAHMS
SC 932545
Engraving showing general view, looking East from the Castle Esplanade with figures standing round cannon. Insc: 'Published by J. Brydone, 29, Princes Street, Edinburgh' 'J Ramage. T Brown'.
© RCAHMS
SC 934405
Drawing showing the course of the entire Antonine Wall along with plans and sections of the main forts and fortlets along the Wall. Surveyed in 1755. Titled 'Plan showing the course of the Roman wall called grime's Dyke...together with plans of those stations belonging to the wall'.
© RCAHMS
SC 941153
NNW oblique aerial view of Rough Castle Roman Fort and the Antonine wall.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 944663
Ordnance Survey Map of Edinburgh. Coloured 1st edition 'Edinburgh and its Environs', Sheet 35. Includes Edinburgh Castle, St Giles Cathedral, Greyfriars Church, George Heriot's School and Grassmarket.
SC 973449
View of Vere Gordon Childe with a group of workmen during the excavations at Skara Brae in 1930.
© Courtesy of HES (Vere Gordon Childe Collection)
DP 013828
Charlotte Square - Plan of square and eastward to Frederick Street including George Street (plan also shows areas yet to be built on within the New Town)
© Courtesy of HES (City of Edinburgh Council Architectural Drawings and Photographs)
DP 014286
Oblique aerial view centred on the course of the Antonine Wall, taken from the ENE.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 014288
Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of Rough Castle Roman fort and the course of the Antonine Wall, taken from the SE.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 014297
Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of Rough Castle Roman fort and the course of the Antonine Wall, taken from the S.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 018427
Double spread of Edinburgh plan from Kirkwood's Plans and illustrations of the City of Edinburgh
© RCAHMS
DP 020993
General oblique aerial view centred on the site of the Roman fort and the course of the Antonine Wall with the canal basin and site of the possible Roman fortlet adjacent, taken from the W.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 021010
Oblique aerial view centred on the site of the Roman fortlet and the course of the Antonine Wall and the Military Way with the canal and aqueduct adjacent, taken from the NE.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 026263
Oblique aerial view of Edinburgh's Old Town centred on Victoria Street with the church adjacent, taken from the SE.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 1078262
Excavation photograph showing Vere Gordon Childe at Hut 4 Door and cell 2, Skara Brae.
© Courtesy of HES (Vere Gordon Childe Collection)
DP 029280
Map of Edinburgh, with ink annotations. "Edinburgh. Drawn and Engraved for the General Post Office Directory 1840 - 1854." 'MEMORABILIA, JOn. SIME EDINr. 1840' Page 1 verso
© Courtesy of HES (The Royal Company of Merchants of the City of Edinburgh Collection. Papers of Rev. John Sime.)
SC 1082783
Historic view of Princes Street, Calton Gaol and Edinburgh Castle, seen from Calton Hill. Insc: 'Edinburgh from Calton Hill, J.Patrick'.
© RCAHMS
DP 033102
View of Edinburgh. Inscr: 'Edinburgh from the Calton Hill. Looking South. Salisbury Crags, Liberton Tower, David Deans' Ho., Canongate church and burying ground, top of High School, Canongate Jail, Clerk St Church, Gas Works, Pentland Hills, Cowgate Church, Infirmary'.
© RCAHMS
DP 033103
View of Edinburgh. Inscr: 'Edinburgh from St Anthony's Chapel. Castle, Assembly Hall, St Giles Church, St Anthony's Chapel, Tron Church, St John's Church, St George's Church, Scott Monument, St Andrew's Church, North Bridge, Gas Works, Prisons, D Stewart's National Monument, Nelson Mt, Burn's Mt, High School, Holyrood Palace and Abbey, North British Rail'.
© RCAHMS
DP 033378
Oblique aerial view centred on Edinburgh's New Town with city adjacent, taken from the N.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 1098280
General view of South Bridge elevation of Old College, Edinburgh
© Courtesy of HES (Francis M Chrystal Collection)
DP 038939
Skara Brae: section copied from Petrie 1865-7 SAS 32.
© Courtesy of HES (Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Collection)
DP 043576
Hirta, Village Bay, consumption dyke and cleit. View of cleit 87 from E.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 044254
Hirta, Village Bay, House 16. Detail of incised cross (flash with scale).
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 044780
Hirta, Village Bay. General view from N showing the burial ground and adjacent crofts and cleits.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 044781
Hirta, Village Bay. General view from N, including the Ministry of Defence Establishment, with Dun beyond.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 044786
Hirta, Village Bay. General view along the Street from NW, including the burial ground, Factor's House, ablutions block and water tanks.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 044808
Village Bay, Hirta, St Kilda. General view from N with cleit in foreground, including the Ministry of Defence Establishment, the radar station on Mullach Sgar and Dun beyond.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 1120458
General view of High Street between Canongate and North Bridge, Edinburgh showing no 153 Allan Ramsay's House, The Temperance Hotel, no 143 The Gun'Temperance and The Gun Coffee House.
© Courtesy of HES (Scottish Colorfoto Collection)
DP 049575
Oblique aerial view centred on St Andrew Square, Edinburgh taken from the NW.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 055178
Oblique aerial view centred on the mill village New Lanark in the snow, taken from the South-West.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 058594
Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the henge and stone circle at Ring of Brodgar, taken from the SW.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 059208
General oblique aerial view centred on the Ring of Brodgar with the Loch of Stenness and Hoy beyond, taken from the N.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 059217
Oblique aerial view with Maes Howe in the foreground looking towards the Loch of Harray with the Ring of Brodgar beyond, taken from the NE.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 059262
Oblique aerial view of Skara Brae looking along the beach in the Bay of Skaill, taken from the SW.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 059850
Oblique aerial view centred on the Barnhouse settlement with the Stones of Stenness adjacent, taken from the NE.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 064037
View of Edinburgh, Parliament Square. Engraving of Parliament Square, Edinburgh. 'The Parliament Close and public characters, of Edinburgh, 50 years since'.
© RCAHMS
DP 069235
Sketch of the Ring of Brodgar, from Sketches of Scottish Antiquities by Waller Hugh Paton (1828-1895)
© Courtesy of HES (Waller Hugh Paton Collection)
DP 069239
Sketch of the Stones of Stenness, from Sketches of Scottish Antiquities by Waller Hugh Paton (1828-1895).
© RCAHMS
SC 1163418
Two prints on one negative of Edinburgh Castle, after Elphinstone c.1746: 1 General view from S.E.; 2 General view from E.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 073936
View of Hanover Street, Edinburgh and the Royal Institution, now the Royal Scottish Academy. Titled: 'Edinburgh - Hanover Street and Royal Institute'
© Courtesy of HES (G M Simpson of Australia's Photograph Album)
DP 074543
View of West Bow, Edinburgh. Titled: 'The West Bow'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.9: MISS FRANK'S PRINCE CHARLIE ALBUM.
© RCAHMS
SC 1165931
Skara Brae Finds Photograph: Bone and stone objects, including mattocks and carved stone objects
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 1165950
Skara Brae Finds Photograph: Stone artefacts, included carved stone objects, cleaver and beaked tool.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 1167305
General view along Princes Street with Scott Monument in centre, also showing trams, awnings on shop fronts and horses and carriages
© Courtesy of HES (Scottish Colorfoto Collection)
DP 077218
'Edinburgh-John Knox's House-Canongate Street' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO 109: G.M. Simpson of Australia's Album, 1880, page 40 verso
DP 083286
Oblique aerial view across the Loch of Harray with the Ring of Brodgar in the foreground and Hoy beyond, taken from the NE.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 1214828
Excavation photograph of the Antonine Wall at Croy Hill Roman Fort.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 095406
Edinburgh, engraving of St George's Church, from George Street looking west. Titled 'St George'sChurch, from George Street looking west, Edinburgh. Drawn by Tho., H. Shepherd. Engraved byH.W. ond. Jones & Co. London, May 23, 1829.'
© Courtesy of HES (Illustration in Views in Scotland)
DP 095408
Edinburgh, engraving of a market scene in High Street in front of St Giles Church with adjacent buildings & Tron Church steeple visible. Titled 'St. Giles Church, County Hall and Lawn Market, High St., Edinburgh.Drawn by Tho.H. Shepherd. Engraved by W. Tombleson.
© Courtesy of HES (Illustration in Views in Scotland)
SC 1239346
View of Forth Bridge, taken from the edge of the bridge at deck level showing the structure above and below.
© Courtesy of HES (Scottish Colorfoto Collection)
SC 1257370
New Lanark, general view, showing Gourock Ropework Co. Ltd. Mills and New Lanark Road. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north.
© Copyright: HES (Aerofilms Collection)
DP 131656
Ordnance Survey Map of Edinburgh. Coloured 1st edition ' Edinburgh and its Environs', Sheet 35. Includes Edinburgh Castle, St Giles Cathedral, Greyfriars Church, George Heriot's School and Grassmarket.
DP 134162
General oblique aerial view of St Kilda, centred on Gleann Mor, taken from the NW.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 1312306
View inside one of the 12 feet tubular members. Insc. 'Forth Bridge Works. Interior of 12 ft. Tube. No. 26.' Lantern slide.
DP 149338
Maes Howe chambered cairn.
© Courtesy of HES (Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Collection)
DP 150446
Plan & elevation of Stones of Stenness.
© Courtesy of HES (Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Collection)
DP 150448
Section through N cell, chamber and passage of Maes Howe looking SE; sections through chamber and side cells looking SW and NE; section through N passage, chamber and N cell looking NW; ground plan of chamber and passage, all with annotations and measurements. Drawn by H Dryden in 1866, using own bearings and some measurements, together with measurements taken by G Petrie in 1861.
© Courtesy of HES (Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Collection)
DP 150620
Elevation and plan in three registers of the stones in Ring of Brodgar with measurements and annotations. Planned by H Dryden and G Petrie in 1851 and copied by W Galloway in 1868. Titled: 'Panorama of the Circle. Stennis. Orkney'.
© Courtesy of HES (Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Collection)
DP 158528
View of Advocate's Close looking West, with barrels and ladders in courtyard, Edinburgh. Titled: "Back of Advocates' Close and Sir James Stewarts House taken from a window in Mr Robert Chambers' premises off the High Street"
© Courtesy of HES (Jane Stewart Smith Collection)
SC 1480430
View of Vere Gordon Childe's excavation at Maes Howe, showing Childe on site at the opening of the site
© Courtesy of HES (Audrey S Henshall Collection)
DP 233152
Oblique aerial view of the Forth Bridge, the Forth Road Bridge and the construction of the Queensferry Crossing, looking E.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 1555101
Ring of Brodgar - general view of the monoliths.
© Crown Copyright: HES (Scottish Development Department)
SC 2173451
New Lanark, General View of worker's rows, from SE
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)
DP 416576
Ordnance Survey Map of Edinburgh. Coloured 1st edition ' Edinburgh and its Environs', Sheet 23. Includes Canonmills Distillery, Stockbridge, Comely Bank and Edinburgh Academy
SC 347529
Publication drawing: plan of the Roman fort, Balmuildy; after S N Miller
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 347530
Publication drawing: general plan showing the Roman fort, bridge and temporary camp, Balmuildy.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 352668
Oblique aerial view of the headquarters building of Bar Hill Roman Fort during excavation
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 378264
St Kilda Parliament. Copied from 'An Account of a Trip from Stirling to St Kilda' by David W Logie, 1889. Copied during the RCAHMS survey of St Kilda 1983-6.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 416592
Publication drawing; St Kilda village, distribution plan of houses dating from 1861 and later. Photographic copy.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 416619
St Kilda Village. General view from North West towards bay with steamer at anchor, including Store, School, Church and Manse in distance.
© RCAHMS
SC 436222
Oblique aerial view, taken from the SSW, centred on Moray Place, Edinburgh and with the New Town visible across much of the photograph.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 465097
Edinburgh, North Bridge, General; Market Street, Fruit and Vegetable Market; Market Street, Fishmarket Photographic copy of engraving showing general view of vegetable and fish markets below North Bridge. Copied from 'Modern Athens'. Insc. 'Vegetable and Fish Market, from the 'Rainbow' Gallery. Edinburgh. Drawn by Tho. H Shepherd. Engraved by E Stalker'
© Courtesy of HES (Illustration from Modern Athens, T H Shepherd, 1829)
SC 466310
Plan of New Town. Titled: 'Plan of the New Streets and squares intended for the new city of Edinburgh'. Insc: 'His Most Sacred Majesty, George III, The Munificent Patron of every polite and liberal Art. This Plan of the New Streets and Squares intended for his ancient capital of North Britain; One of the happy consequences of the Peace, Security and Liberty his people enjoy under his mild and auspicious government, is with the utmost humility inscribed by his Majesty's most devoted servant and his subject, James Craig'.
© RCAHMS
SC 512144
Colour lithograph showing general view looking down Lawnmarket from Castlehill. Original insc. "W.L.Leitch, del. T.Picken, Lith. London, Day & Son Glasgow, R.Griffin & Co. Day & Son, Lith.rs to the Queen High Street from Head of West Bow, Lawnmarket"
© RCAHMS
SC 532491
Oblique aerial view of The Forth Bridge and Inch Garvie centred on the rail bridge and the remains of a castle, battery, coast battery and artillery fortifications, taken in 1998.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 543409
New Lanark Mills and Housing Front elevation and ground and 1st floor plans, site plan Titled: 'Terrace of mill-workers flats - New Lanark' Insc: 'sheet no 4 measured and drawn by BT Danek MK Borland 1945'
© RCAHMS
SC 560006
West Lothian, Forth Bridge. View of bridge under construction. Insc: 'South cantilevered Forth Bridge (23rd June 1888) 618.
© Courtesy of HES (Scottish Colorfoto Collection)
SC 608100
New Lanark, General View of worker's rows, from SE
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)
SC 608102
New Lanark, 5 and 7 Rosedale Street, David Dale's House Elevated view from SE
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)
SC 676289
Forth Bridge: View looking north from the top of the Fife Cantilever, with Fife in the background
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 681466
General view from the south west. Original negative captioned 'Stone Circle at Brogar, (Stones of Stennis) Orkney July 1905 / Viewed from South West'.
© Courtesy of HES (Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Collection)
SC 682252
View of two of the Stones of Stenness, then an arable field. A figure serves as scale.
© Courtesy of HES (Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Collection)
SC 696735
New Lanark: view looking SE along lade with Mill Number 3 in background and part of Mill Number 2 on right
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)
SC 722682
General oblique aerial view of the Hirta centred on the village and remains of the enclosures, taken from the WSW.
© Courtesy of HES (Photoair Limited: Aerial Imagery (Scotland))
SC 722685
Vertical aerial photograph showing St Kilda.
© Courtesy of HES (Photoair Limited: Aerial Imagery (Scotland))
SC 754873
New Lanark: detailed view from W of water-wheel pit, which now contains a water wheel acquired from Hole Mill Farm in Fife, from where it was removed and widened in the 1990s
© RCAHMS
SC 754973
New Lanark: view from E of lade as it passes in front of Mill No. 3, with Mills No. 2 and 1 in the distance
© RCAHMS
SC 754989
Elevated view from S (viewed from Mill No. 2), with New Lanark Church of Scotland in the background
© RCAHMS
SC 755007
Oblique view from W of New Lanark Road, with New Buildings in foreground (left), telephone box (right), and the Counting House (Caithness Row) in background
© RCAHMS
SC 755068
New Lanark: general view from N showing Dye Works in the context of the River Clyde
© RCAHMS
SC 755074
New Lanark: view from N of NE and NW sides of the engine house, which is detached from the mill itself (background right), being situated at the NW end of 'The Institute'. Mill No.3 and its engine house are now connected by an overhead walkway
© RCAHMS
SC 755078
New Lanark: interior. View from S within engine house showing steam engine. Similar to the original engine, this is a 250hp twin-tandem compound mill engine by Petrie of Rochdale (1912) re-located from Philiphaugh Mill near Selkirk by the New Lanark Conservation Trust
© RCAHMS
SC 793544
Engraving, insc: "Waterloo Place, the National & Nelson's Monuments, Calton Hill. &c, Edinburgh".
© Courtesy of HES (Illustration from Modern Athens, T H Shepherd, 1829)
SC 801639
The unicorn atop the Mercat Cross with view from SW of High Street and City Chambers, Edinburgh. 1869 Photo montage.
© RCAHMS
SC 872940
NW oblique aerial view of the excavations at Dullatur Roman Camps, Antonine Wall.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 891890
Engraving showing birds' eye view looking over Holyrood Palace Insc. "The Royal Palace of Holyrood House. P. Fourdrinier, sculp." Copied from Maitland's "History of Edinburgh"
© RCAHMS
SC 932545
Engraving showing general view, looking East from the Castle Esplanade with figures standing round cannon. Insc: 'Published by J. Brydone, 29, Princes Street, Edinburgh' 'J Ramage. T Brown'.
© RCAHMS
SC 934405
Drawing showing the course of the entire Antonine Wall along with plans and sections of the main forts and fortlets along the Wall. Surveyed in 1755. Titled 'Plan showing the course of the Roman wall called grime's Dyke...together with plans of those stations belonging to the wall'.
© RCAHMS
SC 941153
NNW oblique aerial view of Rough Castle Roman Fort and the Antonine wall.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 944663
Ordnance Survey Map of Edinburgh. Coloured 1st edition 'Edinburgh and its Environs', Sheet 35. Includes Edinburgh Castle, St Giles Cathedral, Greyfriars Church, George Heriot's School and Grassmarket.
SC 973449
View of Vere Gordon Childe with a group of workmen during the excavations at Skara Brae in 1930.
© Courtesy of HES (Vere Gordon Childe Collection)
DP 013828
Charlotte Square - Plan of square and eastward to Frederick Street including George Street (plan also shows areas yet to be built on within the New Town)
© Courtesy of HES (City of Edinburgh Council Architectural Drawings and Photographs)
DP 014286
Oblique aerial view centred on the course of the Antonine Wall, taken from the ENE.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 014288
Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of Rough Castle Roman fort and the course of the Antonine Wall, taken from the SE.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 014297
Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of Rough Castle Roman fort and the course of the Antonine Wall, taken from the S.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 018427
Double spread of Edinburgh plan from Kirkwood's Plans and illustrations of the City of Edinburgh
© RCAHMS
DP 020993
General oblique aerial view centred on the site of the Roman fort and the course of the Antonine Wall with the canal basin and site of the possible Roman fortlet adjacent, taken from the W.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 021010
Oblique aerial view centred on the site of the Roman fortlet and the course of the Antonine Wall and the Military Way with the canal and aqueduct adjacent, taken from the NE.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 026263
Oblique aerial view of Edinburgh's Old Town centred on Victoria Street with the church adjacent, taken from the SE.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 1078262
Excavation photograph showing Vere Gordon Childe at Hut 4 Door and cell 2, Skara Brae.
© Courtesy of HES (Vere Gordon Childe Collection)
DP 029280
Map of Edinburgh, with ink annotations. "Edinburgh. Drawn and Engraved for the General Post Office Directory 1840 - 1854." 'MEMORABILIA, JOn. SIME EDINr. 1840' Page 1 verso
© Courtesy of HES (The Royal Company of Merchants of the City of Edinburgh Collection. Papers of Rev. John Sime.)
SC 1082783
Historic view of Princes Street, Calton Gaol and Edinburgh Castle, seen from Calton Hill. Insc: 'Edinburgh from Calton Hill, J.Patrick'.
© RCAHMS
DP 033102
View of Edinburgh. Inscr: 'Edinburgh from the Calton Hill. Looking South. Salisbury Crags, Liberton Tower, David Deans' Ho., Canongate church and burying ground, top of High School, Canongate Jail, Clerk St Church, Gas Works, Pentland Hills, Cowgate Church, Infirmary'.
© RCAHMS
DP 033103
View of Edinburgh. Inscr: 'Edinburgh from St Anthony's Chapel. Castle, Assembly Hall, St Giles Church, St Anthony's Chapel, Tron Church, St John's Church, St George's Church, Scott Monument, St Andrew's Church, North Bridge, Gas Works, Prisons, D Stewart's National Monument, Nelson Mt, Burn's Mt, High School, Holyrood Palace and Abbey, North British Rail'.
© RCAHMS
DP 033378
Oblique aerial view centred on Edinburgh's New Town with city adjacent, taken from the N.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 1098280
General view of South Bridge elevation of Old College, Edinburgh
© Courtesy of HES (Francis M Chrystal Collection)
DP 038939
Skara Brae: section copied from Petrie 1865-7 SAS 32.
© Courtesy of HES (Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Collection)
DP 043576
Hirta, Village Bay, consumption dyke and cleit. View of cleit 87 from E.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 044254
Hirta, Village Bay, House 16. Detail of incised cross (flash with scale).
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 044780
Hirta, Village Bay. General view from N showing the burial ground and adjacent crofts and cleits.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 044781
Hirta, Village Bay. General view from N, including the Ministry of Defence Establishment, with Dun beyond.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 044786
Hirta, Village Bay. General view along the Street from NW, including the burial ground, Factor's House, ablutions block and water tanks.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 044808
Village Bay, Hirta, St Kilda. General view from N with cleit in foreground, including the Ministry of Defence Establishment, the radar station on Mullach Sgar and Dun beyond.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 1120458
General view of High Street between Canongate and North Bridge, Edinburgh showing no 153 Allan Ramsay's House, The Temperance Hotel, no 143 The Gun'Temperance and The Gun Coffee House.
© Courtesy of HES (Scottish Colorfoto Collection)
DP 049575
Oblique aerial view centred on St Andrew Square, Edinburgh taken from the NW.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 055178
Oblique aerial view centred on the mill village New Lanark in the snow, taken from the South-West.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 058594
Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the henge and stone circle at Ring of Brodgar, taken from the SW.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 059208
General oblique aerial view centred on the Ring of Brodgar with the Loch of Stenness and Hoy beyond, taken from the N.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 059217
Oblique aerial view with Maes Howe in the foreground looking towards the Loch of Harray with the Ring of Brodgar beyond, taken from the NE.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 059262
Oblique aerial view of Skara Brae looking along the beach in the Bay of Skaill, taken from the SW.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 059850
Oblique aerial view centred on the Barnhouse settlement with the Stones of Stenness adjacent, taken from the NE.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 064037
View of Edinburgh, Parliament Square. Engraving of Parliament Square, Edinburgh. 'The Parliament Close and public characters, of Edinburgh, 50 years since'.
© RCAHMS
DP 069235
Sketch of the Ring of Brodgar, from Sketches of Scottish Antiquities by Waller Hugh Paton (1828-1895)
© Courtesy of HES (Waller Hugh Paton Collection)
DP 069239
Sketch of the Stones of Stenness, from Sketches of Scottish Antiquities by Waller Hugh Paton (1828-1895).
© RCAHMS
SC 1163418
Two prints on one negative of Edinburgh Castle, after Elphinstone c.1746: 1 General view from S.E.; 2 General view from E.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 073936
View of Hanover Street, Edinburgh and the Royal Institution, now the Royal Scottish Academy. Titled: 'Edinburgh - Hanover Street and Royal Institute'
© Courtesy of HES (G M Simpson of Australia's Photograph Album)
DP 074543
View of West Bow, Edinburgh. Titled: 'The West Bow'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.9: MISS FRANK'S PRINCE CHARLIE ALBUM.
© RCAHMS
SC 1165931
Skara Brae Finds Photograph: Bone and stone objects, including mattocks and carved stone objects
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 1165950
Skara Brae Finds Photograph: Stone artefacts, included carved stone objects, cleaver and beaked tool.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 1167305
General view along Princes Street with Scott Monument in centre, also showing trams, awnings on shop fronts and horses and carriages
© Courtesy of HES (Scottish Colorfoto Collection)
DP 077218
'Edinburgh-John Knox's House-Canongate Street' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO 109: G.M. Simpson of Australia's Album, 1880, page 40 verso
DP 083286
Oblique aerial view across the Loch of Harray with the Ring of Brodgar in the foreground and Hoy beyond, taken from the NE.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 1214828
Excavation photograph of the Antonine Wall at Croy Hill Roman Fort.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 095406
Edinburgh, engraving of St George's Church, from George Street looking west. Titled 'St George'sChurch, from George Street looking west, Edinburgh. Drawn by Tho., H. Shepherd. Engraved byH.W. ond. Jones & Co. London, May 23, 1829.'
© Courtesy of HES (Illustration in Views in Scotland)
DP 095408
Edinburgh, engraving of a market scene in High Street in front of St Giles Church with adjacent buildings & Tron Church steeple visible. Titled 'St. Giles Church, County Hall and Lawn Market, High St., Edinburgh.Drawn by Tho.H. Shepherd. Engraved by W. Tombleson.
© Courtesy of HES (Illustration in Views in Scotland)
SC 1239346
View of Forth Bridge, taken from the edge of the bridge at deck level showing the structure above and below.
© Courtesy of HES (Scottish Colorfoto Collection)
SC 1257370
New Lanark, general view, showing Gourock Ropework Co. Ltd. Mills and New Lanark Road. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north.
© Copyright: HES (Aerofilms Collection)
DP 131656
Ordnance Survey Map of Edinburgh. Coloured 1st edition ' Edinburgh and its Environs', Sheet 35. Includes Edinburgh Castle, St Giles Cathedral, Greyfriars Church, George Heriot's School and Grassmarket.
DP 134162
General oblique aerial view of St Kilda, centred on Gleann Mor, taken from the NW.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 1312306
View inside one of the 12 feet tubular members. Insc. 'Forth Bridge Works. Interior of 12 ft. Tube. No. 26.' Lantern slide.
DP 149338
Maes Howe chambered cairn.
© Courtesy of HES (Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Collection)
DP 150446
Plan & elevation of Stones of Stenness.
© Courtesy of HES (Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Collection)
DP 150448
Section through N cell, chamber and passage of Maes Howe looking SE; sections through chamber and side cells looking SW and NE; section through N passage, chamber and N cell looking NW; ground plan of chamber and passage, all with annotations and measurements. Drawn by H Dryden in 1866, using own bearings and some measurements, together with measurements taken by G Petrie in 1861.
© Courtesy of HES (Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Collection)
DP 150620
Elevation and plan in three registers of the stones in Ring of Brodgar with measurements and annotations. Planned by H Dryden and G Petrie in 1851 and copied by W Galloway in 1868. Titled: 'Panorama of the Circle. Stennis. Orkney'.
© Courtesy of HES (Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Collection)
DP 158528
View of Advocate's Close looking West, with barrels and ladders in courtyard, Edinburgh. Titled: "Back of Advocates' Close and Sir James Stewarts House taken from a window in Mr Robert Chambers' premises off the High Street"
© Courtesy of HES (Jane Stewart Smith Collection)
SC 1480430
View of Vere Gordon Childe's excavation at Maes Howe, showing Childe on site at the opening of the site
© Courtesy of HES (Audrey S Henshall Collection)
DP 233152
Oblique aerial view of the Forth Bridge, the Forth Road Bridge and the construction of the Queensferry Crossing, looking E.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 1555101
Ring of Brodgar - general view of the monoliths.
© Crown Copyright: HES (Scottish Development Department)
SC 2173451
New Lanark, General View of worker's rows, from SE
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)
DP 416576
Ordnance Survey Map of Edinburgh. Coloured 1st edition ' Edinburgh and its Environs', Sheet 23. Includes Canonmills Distillery, Stockbridge, Comely Bank and Edinburgh Academy
