Dundee Historic Environment Trust

21/10/2026

20/10/2026

Check out some responses to the Mercat Cross from our Doors Open Day activity where we used emojis to show how we felt about buildings and structures around Dundee. Abertay Historical Society's crowdfunder for the restoration of the Mercat Cross Unicorn is still live: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/dnzpeVPl?utm_campaign=sharemodal&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=shortlink

20/10/2026

Applications close on 26th October for our new Conservation Manager role.

DHET is an independent charity dedicated to conserving and promoting Dundee’s historic environment. Through building conservation, traditional skills training, community heritage grants and public engagement, we connect people with their heritage while supporting regeneration, placemaking and...

20/10/2026

We're looking forward to hosting a webinar with Under One Roof Scotland this afternoon.

If you own a flat in Dundee, join our free lunchtime webinar with Dundee Historic Environment Trust on managing tenements. Together, we’ll explore the basics of how to arrange a repair in the common areas of your building, how to co-operate with your neighbours to organise and repair for works, an...

08/10/2026

Autumn has crept up on us and so has our Managing Tenements webinar in partnership with Under One Roof Scotland. Register for your free place here:

If you own a flat in Dundee, join our free lunchtime webinar with Dundee Historic Environment Trust on managing tenements. Together, we’ll explore the basics of how to arrange a repair in the common areas of your building, how to co-operate with your neighbours to organise and repair for works, an...

07/10/2026

🐴🚋❤️ Before Dundee’s electric trams, there were horses!

Dundee Museum of Transport is home to a remarkable survivor from the earliest days of the city’s tram network — Horse Drawn Tram No. 24.

Introduced into service in 1897, the tram originally operated from Dundee’s main Post Office to Windsor Street, with its route later extended to the West End Cemetery along Perth Road.

It remained in service until 1900 as Dundee’s transport network continued to evolve towards the electric tramways that would eventually become such a familiar part of the city.

You can discover its story as part of Oor Trams: Dundee’s Tram Era Remembered, with only a few weeks remaining before the exhibition closes on 31 October.

This exhibition is kindly supported by the Dundee Historic Environment Trust.

06/10/2026

Could you lead ambitious conservation projects that make a visible difference to Dundee’s buildings, communities and local economy?
We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Conservation Manager to join our team at an exciting time of development and growth.
Closing 26th October 2026

DHET is an independent charity dedicated to conserving and promoting Dundee’s historic environment. Through building conservation, traditional skills training, community heritage grants and public engagement, we connect people with their heritage while supporting regeneration, placemaking and...

02/10/2026

Remember the pitch pine timbers from the Burnside warehouse project which were saved for reuse in repair works on RSS Discovery? We're very excited to announce this project has been shortlisted in the Circular Economy Initiative - Reuse or Closed-Loop System Breakthrough category at the National Recycling Awards!
Discovery Point and RRS Discovery Historic Environment Scotland

30/09/2026

We are thrilled to announce that Dundee Historic Environment Trust has been awarded funding for the 2026-31 period from Historic Environment Scotland. This will allow us to continue giving building repair grants and community heritage grants, as well as developing our Build Your Future skills events and other outreach activities.