The document outlines the Scotland-Ireland archaeological collaboration intended to enhance understanding, protection, and celebration of Scotland's historic environment. It emphasizes a collaborative approach for the sustainable management of heritage, focusing on increasing public engagement and improving archaeological practices. Key priorities include investigating historical contexts, caring for archaeological sites, and sharing the richness of Scotland's heritage for future generations.

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Scotland’s National Outcomes

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Historic Environment Strategy for Scotland

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Creation of Historic Environment Scotland, 2015

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Historic Environment Scotland Bill

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Historic Environment Strategy for Scotland

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Cross Cutting Strategic Priorities
• Key aim: to ensure that the cultural, social, environmental and economic value of our
heritage continues to make a major contribution to the nation's wellbeing
Understand: Investigate and Record
• Key aim: to investigate and record our historic environment to continually develop our
knowledge, understanding and interpretation of our past and how best to conserve,
sustain and present it
Protect: Care and Protect
• Key aim: to care for and protect the historic environment in order to both enjoy and
benefit from it and to conserve and enhance it for the benefit of future generations
Value: Share and Celebrate
• Key aim: sharing and celebrating the richness and significance of our historic
environment, enabling us to enjoy the fascinating and inspirational diversity of our
heritage
Historic Environment Strategy for Scotland

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We need to adopt a Team Scotland approach – we simply cannot work in
isolation if we are to achieve the best for our historic environment, and for
Scotland”
Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs, March 2014
Historic Environment Strategy for Scotland

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Historic Environment Scotland will be the lead public body and guardian of
Scotland’s historic environment.
By supporting, enabling and collaborating with others, we will work to
secure the brightest future for our nation’s heritage by:
• Increasing Understanding of the historic environment – through
investigating and recording
• Enhancing Protection of the historic environment – through caring,
collecting and conserving
• Placing more Value on the historic environment – through sharing and
celebrating
• Playing a Lead role in the sector – through advising, enabling and
collaborating with others
• Ensuring that the historic environment is built to Last – through
efficient and sustainable management of our resources
Historic Environment Scotland

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National Strategies

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Dig It! 2015

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Scottish Strategic Archaeology Committee

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Archaeology will provide a greater understanding of
Scotland’s landscapes, places, collections and identity,
enriching and improving the quality of people’s lives.
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• Encouraging Greater Engagement – To transform people’s engagement with their
past through archaeology, ensuring that it makes a major contribution to the nation’s
wellbeing.
• Enhancing Understanding – To increase knowledge, understanding and interpretation
of the past.
• Care and Protect – To ensure that the physical evidence of the human past is
managed sustainably for current and future generations.
• Sharing and Celebrating – To share and celebrate the understanding of our past.
• Improving Skills – To ensure that people have the opportunity to acquire the
archaeological skills that they need or desire.
• Innovation – To ensure that new and emerging research, science and innovative
applications are made available.
• Improving Archaeological Projects – To improve the way that archaeological projects
are structured and their results delivered.
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Investigate & Record
• Climate Change
• Innovation
• Research Frameworks
• Digital Data
Care & Protect
• Regulation / Protecting Archaeology in the Development Process / Specification of Works
• Continued Professional Development / Skills
• World Heritage
• Conservation / Protection of Monuments
Share & Celebrate
• Communication & Interpretation
• Tourism and Tourist Trails
• Partnerships & Community Archaeology
• Dissemination / Publication
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