Historic Environment Scotland launches Talking About Heritage
People across Scotland invited to take part in national conversation about heritage.
Article Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Last Updated: 26 August 2025 11:35
Govan Old Volunteer Anne-Marie Franz pictured with Pachedu Charity CEO, Johannes Gonani, in front of the former Lyceum building in Govan. Image copyright @HistoricEnvironmentScotland
Historic Environment Scotland are inviting people across Scotland to take part in a national conversation about heritage, encouraging them to share their perspectives and help shape how it is recognised and looked after in the future.
Scotland’s historic environment belongs to us all – from stone circles and high streets to tenements and schools. It may also be your local park, the venue where you saw the best gig you've ever been to, or the place you picture when you think of home. Heritage makes our communities special and it’s everything we inherit from the past that shapes who we are today as well as influencing our future.
“I’d love to hear about the places that matter most to you, said Elly McCrone, Director of Heritage. We’d like to understand what you’d like to see protected and how you’d like those places to be looked after so that we can ensure that our heritage continues to enrich our lives for generations to come.”
The initiative was launched at Govan in Glasgow, a place rich in history, and one that shows the art of the possible, with communities coming together to celebrate and share heritage from medieval relics to shipbuilding heritage to venues and parks.
With in-person events planned around Scotland, participants will have the chance to share the places they value, and their views on how they should be recognised and looked after in the future.
The public are also being invited to take part in a national survey, open until the 7th of December, to share what heritage means to them. This is the main way to get involved and help shape the future of Scotland’s historic environment.
People can also join the conversation by attending online events exploring some of the most important factors affecting heritage or by testing their general knowledge in the online quizzes. A Youth Heritage Challenge will be launched later this year and will specifically focus on allowing the voices of young people to be heard through creative expression and collaboration.
Why take part?
• Have your say: Help us to understand the things that matter to you and your community
• Celebrate your area: Share and spotlight the heritage that makes your area special
• Shape the future: Influence national policy, including the Historic Environment Policy for Scotland - historicenvironment.scot
The consultation is open to everyone – young people, older people, business owners, volunteers, parents, New Scots, those who love heritage, and those with no strong feelings about heritage but who care about their surroundings. If you want to talk to us about heritage, we want to hear from you.
To fill in the survey or to register your interest to take part in both the online and in-person events, visit historicenvironment.scot
Event details will be shared over the coming weeks.
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