Battlefields Inventory Boundaries
The Inventory of Historic Battlefields is a list of nationally important battlefields in Scotland that meet the criteria published in SHEP 2009. It provides information on the sites to raise awareness of their significance and assist in their protection and management for the future. It is a major resource for enhancing the understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of battlefields, for promoting education and stimulating further research, and for developing their potential as attractions for visitors.
dataset
https://inspire.hes.scot/AtomService/DATA/battlefields_scotland.zip
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name: ESRI Shapefile Download
description: Download zip file with Battlefields Inventory Boundaries shapefile, layer file and metadata
protocol: OGC:WMS
description: WMS service for Battlefields Inventory Boundaries
protocol: OGC:WFS
description: WFS service for Battlefields Inventory Boundaries
HESBTL
eng
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::27700
Historic Environment Scotland is a Non Departmental Public Body responsible to Scottish Ministers for safeguarding the nation's built heritage and promoting its understanding and enjoyment. Its responsibilities for heritage include the publication of The Inventory of Historic Battlefields.
environment
boundaries
Historic sites
Battlefields
publication
2006-04-03
Protected sites
publication
2008-06-01
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2011-03-21
creation
2010-01-01
revision
2016-09-28
asNeeded
The boundaries were defined by GIS tracing against OS Mastermap, at a view scale of around 1:500. Inventory descriptions and maps may be amended from time to time to reflect new evidence, changing knowledge and improved understanding.
publication
2010-05-03
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This dataset is not in a conformed format (such as GML). However, it conforms to projection and metadata. Vertical data in metadata is currently from Chart Datum. The temporal extent of the data is not ended as this is a live dataset, which may change in the future. The version date of the data can be found under Temporal Extent.
ESRI Shapefile
1.0
This data is indicative only and reference should always be made to the legal documentation. Inventory information may change. This data is licensed under the UK Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/.
If this data is reproduced it must be attributed with the following: Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland - Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right [year]
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Historic Environment Scotland
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Historic Environment Scotland
Longmore House, Salisbury Place
Edinburgh
EH9 1SH
United Kingdom
0131 668 8832
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Historic Environment Scotland
Longmore House, Salisbury Place
Edinburgh
EH9 1SH
United Kingdom
0131 668 8832
pointOfContact
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