Publications

Technical Paper 30

Historic Literature Review of Traditional Lime Mortars

This Technical Paper is a review of historic literature relating to lime mortars, focusing on historic texts from 160BC - 1955

Technical Paper 33: Masonry Pointing and Joint Finishing

This paper is a survey and discussion as well as gazetteer of different styles of pointing and joint finishing found in Scotland.

Technical Paper 37: Hygrothermal Properties of Scottish Masonry Materials

This paper outlines the results of research around the hygrothermal properties of Scottish masonry materials for use in modelling software such as WUFI.

Medieval or Later Rural Settlement: Historic Scotland's Approach

Papers given at a 2002 conference on medieval and later rural settlements.

Conservation of Historic Graveyards: Guide for Practitioners 2

Covers technical conservation issues relating to various elements of the graveyard with advice on specialised repair and conservation techniques and an inventory of Scottish sites.

Historic Scotland Traditional Building Materials Conference 1997

Papers on the value of traditional building materials and techniques and promoting the use of Scottish resources.

Focus Magazine

Our annual magazine showcasing technical conservation within Historic Environment Scotland (HES) and our partners.

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.

TAN 29 - Corrugated Iron and Other Ferrous Metal Cladding

An outline of ferrous metal cladding in Scotland, with discussion of guidance, documentation and conservation techniques.