World Heritage Site Virtual Backgrounds
These images are being made available to celebrate World Heritage Day. You may download and use them only for use as virtual backgrounds or as virtual wallpaper on your computer. The images should not be used for any other purpose without our permission. If you’d like permission to use them for any other purpose, please contact images@hes.scot. HES is not liable for any issues that arise out of your use of these images, except where liability cannot be excluded by law.
Images © Crown Copyright HES and Historic Environment Scotland, unless otherwise stated.
Antonine Wall -Bar Hill Fort
Antonine Wall - Bearsden Bath House
Antonine Wall - Rough Castle
Antonine Wall - Watling Lodge
Heart of Neolithic Orkney (HONO) Maeshowe
HONO Ring of Brodgar
HONO Skara Brae (© Mark Ferguson Photography)
HONO Stones of Stenness
New Lanark (Mill One and Water Houses)
New Lanark housing
Old and New Towns of Edinburgh, view of city from Edinburgh Castle (© Marc Millar)
Old and New Towns of Edinburgh (view of Ross Fountain with Edinburgh Castle in background)
St Kilda (view of a cleit in the village)
St Kilda (view of Dun from Ruaival)
The Forth Bridge from Hawes Pier
The Forth Bridge from Port Neuk
World Heritage Short Guides
World Heritage in Scotland
Antonine Wall World Heritage Site
Forth Bridge World Heritage Site
Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site
New Lanark World Heritage Site
Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage Site
St Kilda World Heritage Site
World Heritage Sites in Scotland leaflets
All available in English, French, Gaelic, German, Italian and Spanish.
World Heritage Sites in Scotland
Exploring Scotland's World Heritage Sites (English and Italian)
Antonine Wall
Forth Bridge
Heart of Neolithic Orkney
New Lanark
Old and New Towns of Edinburgh
Orkney Community Map
St Kilda
Make Your Own
Make your own Edinburgh Sedan Chair [PDF, 3.99MB]
Make your own St Kilda Island [PDF, 1.49MB]
Make your own St Kilda Mailboat [PDF, 764KB]
Make your own Neolithic Carved Stone Ball [PDF, 238KB]
Make your own Neolithic Pinch Pot [PDF, 230KB]
World Heritage Site posters and colouring sheets
Antonine Wall [PDF, 2.16MB]
Forth Bridge [PDF, 1.66MB]
Heart of Neolithic Orkney [PDF, 1.91MB]
New Lanark [PDF, 2.14MB]
Old and New Towns of Edinburgh [PDF, 1.31MB]
St Kilda [PDF, 2.09MB]
All six Scottish WHS [PDF, 735KB]
Scotland's World Heritage Site Map [PDF, 394KB]
Statements of Outstanding Universal Value and management plans
Each World Heritage Site has a Statement of Outstanding Universal Value (SOUV), which:
- clearly states the reasons for the site’s inscription on the World Heritage List
- identifies what must be protected, conserved and managed to protect its outstanding universal value for the long term
UNESCO also requires each site to have a management plan. This provides a shared framework for a site’s active:
- conservation
- management
- enhancement
The Antonine Wall
The Antonine Wall Management Plan 2014–19 [PDF, 5.86MB]
The Antonine Wall World Heritage Site: Statement of Outstanding Universal Value is currently in development.
Forth Bridge
Forth Bridge World Heritage Site Management Plan [PDF, 6MB]
The Forth Bridge World Heritage Site: Statement of Outstanding Universal Value is currently in development.
Heart of Neolithic Orkney (HONO)
HONO World Heritage Site Management Plan 2014–19 [PDF, 3.26MB]
HONO World Heritage Site: SOUV [PDF, 176KB]
New Lanark
New Lanark World Heritage Site Management Plan 2013–2018 [PDF, 2.5MB]
New Lanark World Heritage Site: SOUV [PDF, 210KB]
St Kilda
St Kilda World Heritage Site Management Plan 2012–17 [PDF, 5MB]
St Kilda World Heritage Site: SOUV [PDF, 187KB]
The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh
The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage Site Management Plan 2011–2016 [PDF, 4.18MB]
Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage Site: SOUV [PDF, 175KB]