Forth Bridge Stars in Heritage Campaign

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has launched a new campaign starring The Forth Bridge.

The new campaign video highlights the broad-spectrum heritage covers – from high streets and industrial landmarks to visitor attractions and cultural venues. It features some great footage of the Forth Bridge.

 > Watch the Campaign Video

The bridge is shown as one of seven unique heritage sites, showcasing the diversity we see all around us, from the physical environments to intangible cultural heritage across Scotland.

To provide further opportunities to engage with heritage, HES is offering free admission to its Historic Scotland winter ticketed sites the first Sunday of each month until March 2024. Tickets must be pre-booked online.

Sites local to the Forth Bridges include Aberdour Castle, Blackness Castle, Linlithgow Palace, and, of course, the iconic Edinburgh Castle.

Alex Paterson, Chief Executive of Historic Environment Scotland, said: “Scotland would be a very different place without the language, culture, buildings, and artefacts that have helped shape it. The campaign that we’ve launched today shows that heritage is everywhere; it's a living part of our world, that we come into contact with every day, and brings with it a number of benefits.

“86% of people report a wellbeing benefit from engaging with heritage and the historic environment has a clear part in making a responsible contribution to the Scottish economy. Playing a vital role as we build a wellbeing economy, we need to recognise that our heritage matters.

“World-renowned for its historic places, archaeological sites, and ancient landscapes, the campaign helps us stop and appreciate the heritage that surrounds us, even in the unusual and less likely places. From the bridges we travel across to the culture and arts that have helped shaped our communities - they all form our historic environment.”

Scotland has over 58,000 designations covering both cultural and natural heritage. HES lists structures of special architectural or historic interest and looks after more than 300 properties in care.