Edinburgh CastleCyArk
“Our heritage is important. Because if we don't know where we've come from, it's difficult to know where we are going."
David MitchellCyArk
David Mitchell, Director of Conservation, Historic Environment Scotland: "Scotland's heritage is a wonderful cultural asset, it is part of our cultural identity. It is also a sustainable economic asset if managed and treated correctly.”
Ewan HyslopCyArk
Ewan Hyslop, Head of technical research and science, Historic Environment Scotland: “The historic environment in Scotland is part of our DNA that tells us who we are, and where we've come from.”
Ferris Wheel in Edinburgh (2019-04) by CyArkCyArk
“And it's really important that we have all that around us. History in Scotland is a living thing, it's part of what we do every day. It's part of a living city, it's part of our economy, and our social lives.”
Marie DavisCyArk
Mairi Davies, Climate Change Manager, Historic Environment Scotland: “These monuments are the tangible remains of our past...”
Scotland heritageCyArk
“...and I think that really helps to understand climate change and its impacts on people now particularly that the pace of climate change at the moment is really unprecedented.”
David HarkinCyArk
David Harkin, Climate change scientist, Historic Environment Scotland: “Climate change really is the defining issue of our generation.”
“By that very principle, historic assets are really vulnerable to being lost. Being swept to the sea. The sea will take what it wants to take. And there's not very much we can do to hold that back.”
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