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265: 40:(HERs), including information on historic buildings and designed landscapes. Each record lists the location, type and period of site, along with a brief description and information on the location of more detailed sources of information such as site reports. This information is most commonly used to help inform decisions on the likelihood of new development affecting archaeological deposits. Government guidance ( 69:-based. They provide an enormously useful resource but are not always fully exploited or appreciated by the public. Efforts to place SMRs on-line have met with success in certain parts of Britain, although some archaeologists have voiced concern that making vulnerable sites better known to the public endangers them further, especially through illicit 181:. English Heritage, Historic Scotland, the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (RCAHMW), the Association of Local Government Archaeological Officers UK (ALGAO UK) and the Archaeology Data Service (ADS) 52: 77:
and seek to protect it. In 2007, an updated version of best practice guidance for HERs "Informing the Future of the Past: Guidelines for Historic Environment Records" has been made available on-line.
84:, archaeological organisations and academics. An increasing number of SMRs and HERs are becoming available to search on-line, in England particularly via the 154: 73:. The contrary argument is that informing the public of historic sites near them will in fact increase protection, as local people will take pride in their 85: 330: 80:
Members of the public can usually consult their local SMR, or request a search be undertaken on their behalf, and they are commonly used by local
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While mentioned in guidance, there is no statutory requirement for local authorities to fund an SMR (although this was a provision in the
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in determining planning applications and the SMR aids this consideration.
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and SPP in Scotland) requires local authorities to consider archaeology a
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SiteLines - Tyne and Wear's Historic Environment Records online directory
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National Archives record for the Heritage Protection Bill
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sites. Many SMRs are now developing into much broader
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website presents comprehensive national datasets on
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county
unitary authority
United Kingdom
archaeological
PPG 16
material consideration
England and Wales Heritage Protection Bill
command line
Unix
databases
GIS
metal-detecting
cultural heritage
historians
Heritage Gateway
PASTMAP
monuments
wrecks
Heritage asset
Scheduled monument
"A statement of the Scottish Government's policy on nationally important land use planning matters"
National Archives record for the Heritage Protection Bill
Bill dropped
"Informing the Future of the Past: Guidelines for Historic Environment Records (Second Edition)"
"Heritage Gateway"
"PASTMAP"
Heritage Gateway
SiteLines - Tyne and Wear's Historic Environment Records online directory
Stub icon
archaeology

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