Contact the media team

Communications and media

Please contact us if you have any media enquiries on Scotland’s historic environment relating to listed buildings, scheduled monuments, consent applications, policy matters, conservation, public local inquiries (PLIs), staff matters and our 345 properties in care.  

We are also the press office team to the Minister for Culture and External Affairs on matters of heritage.


All journalist enquiries should go to:

Lisa Nicholson
Communications and Media Manager
Telephone 0131 668 8852 or 075000 65438
Email lisa.nicholson@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

Lesley Brown
Communications and Media Officer
Telephone 0131 668 8603 or 07920 768096
Email lesley.brown@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

Iona Matheson
Communications and Media Officer
Telephone 0131 668 8703 or 07827 956858
Email iona.matheson@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

Jennifer Johnston Watt
Communications and Media Officer
Telephone 0131 668 8070 or 07827 956866
Email jennifer.johnstonwatt@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

Helen Shoemark
Communications and Media Events Officer
Telephone 0131 668 8098
Email helen.shoemark@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

Marketing (Properties in Care)

Marketing, PR and brand development and implementation for the 345 properties in our care.

Laura Cheyne
Marketing Executive
Develops and supports all marketing functions including print, advertising, promotions and research.
Telephone 0131 668 8952
Email laura.cheyne@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

Paul Spence
Marketing Assistant
Supports the overall team in all day to day functions. Key contact for all image and filming requests.
Telephone 0131 668 8731
Email paul.spence@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

Matthew Shelley
Freelance
Telephone 0131 668 8734
Email matthew.shelley@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

Ellen Drummond Ferroni
Freelance
Telephone 0131 668 8734
Email ellen.drummondferroni@scotland.gsi.gov.uk