Editing Historic Scotland (section)

==Role==
Historic Scotland was a successor organisation to the Ancient Monuments Division of the [[Ministry of Works (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Works]] and the [[Scottish Executive Development Department|Scottish Development Department]]. It was created as an agency in 1991 and was attached to the [[Scottish Executive Education Department]], which embraces all aspects of the cultural heritage, in May 1999. As part of the Scottish Government, Historic Scotland was directly accountable to the [[Scottish Ministers]].

In 2002, proposals to restore [[Castle Tioram]] in the West Highlands by putting a roof back on were blocked by Historic Scotland, which favoured stabilising it as a ruin. This position was supported in an extensive local [[Public Inquiry]] at which the arguments for both sides were heard.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/policyandguidance/inquiryreports.htm |title=Inquiry Reports: Castle Tioram |publisher=Historic Scotland |access-date=17 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080127173053/http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/policyandguidance/inquiryreports.htm |archive-date=27 January 2008 }}</ref> It has been implied that this dispute has led to a review of the operations of the organisation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/historic-scotland-criticised-over-ruin-1-632763 |title=Historic Scotland criticised over ruin |date=December 12, 2002 |publisher=The Scotsman  | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711041635/http://www.scotsman.com/news/historic-scotland-criticised-over-ruin-1-632763 | archive-date=July 11, 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

After widespread consultation, Historic Scotland published a comprehensive series of Scottish Historic Environment Policy papers, consolidated into a single volume, in October 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/heritage/policy/shep.htm |title=Scottish Historic Environment Policy |publisher=Historic Scotland  | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412033921/http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/heritage/policy/shep.htm | archive-date=April 12, 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

The agency's ''Framework Document'' sets out the responsibilities of the Scottish Ministers and the agency's Chief Executive.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/framework-document.pdf |title=Framework document 2012 |publisher=Historic Scotland  | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609200319/http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/framework-document.pdf | archive-date=June 9, 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Its Corporate Plan sets out its targets and performance against them.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/corporate-plan-2008-2011.pdf |title=Corporate Plan 2008-2011 |publisher=Historic Scotland  | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531013536/http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/corporate-plan-2008-2011.pdf | archive-date=May 31, 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

Historic Scotland and the [[Glasgow School of Art]]'s [[Digital Design Studio]] formed the Centre for Digital Documentation and Visualization to promote the documentation and 3D representation of heritage objects, architecture, and environments with laser scanning and 3D visualization software.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scottishten.org/index/about.htm |title=About the Scottish Ten |publisher=CDDV  | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130415202419/http://www.scottishten.org/index/about.htm | archive-date=April 15, 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref>