Historic Environment Records
Project Documentation
Historic Environment Records
Models
Digital Object
Used to record 'born digital' files, images and documents which provide information relating to a resource.
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Bibliographic Source
Covers documentation of references to bibliographic sources of information held outside of the information system.
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Historic Landscape Characterization
Used to record areas of the historic landscape. Historic Landscape Characterization is a method of identifying and interpreting the varying historic character within an area that looks beyond individual monuments as it brings together an understanding of the whole landscape and townscape.
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Place
Used to record places as resources. Currently unused.
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Historic Aircraft
Used to record the details of historic aircraft which are either retained as monuments (eg. Museum exhibits or Gate Guardians) or have been identified through the discovery of associated crash sites. A monument record should be created for the crash site where known.
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Maritime Vessel
Used to record the details of historic vessels which are either retained as monuments (eg. Museum Ships or Memorials) or have been identified through the discovery of associated wreck sites. A Monument record should be created for the wreck site where known.
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Area
Used to record complex human-made, or human conceived, sites, areas or landscapes. Areas can be anything from a simple prehistoric settlement site (evidenced by a few flint-working fragments) to large-scale, urban conservation areas incorporating multiple assets within a city. The use of Area or Monument will be a question of granularity.
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Heritage Story
Used to record thematic stories (usually associated with an historic event or period) which can provide more detailed background to the monuments, areas and artefact. The Heritage Story creates a user-friendly story which helps place the assets in their context within the historic environment.
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Organization
Used to describe a group, institution or organization associated with a heritage resource. Organizations can either be current (eg. owners, developers etc) or historic (eg. former companies, regiments etc.).
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Period
Used to record the details of historic and cultural periods which a heritage resource may be associated with. A period is a spatio-temporal extent.
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Activity
Used to record events relating to a particular Heritage Resource. Activities can be used to give context and meaning to the records of monuments or areas. They provide information on \u2018how we know what we know\u2019 (for example investigative activities or research and analysis) or on how a particular Monument or Area has been managed through time (management activities) .
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Artefact
Defines information relating to the character of man made items of heritage significance as identified by the Portable Antiquities Scheme
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Person
Used to describe individuals associated with a heritage resource. A person can either be current (eg. owners, developers etc) or a person of historic interest (eg. an author who formerly lived in a heritage resource).
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Application Area
An area of land which is subject to a planning application and as such may have an impact on the historic environment or the setting of monuments.
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Monument
Used to record built works, human-made structures and human-modified features. These can range from a single post box to a palace complex. The use of Monument or Area will be a question of granularity.
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Consultation
Used to record activities relating to the provision of advice with regards to planning applications which may affect the historic environment.
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