2010 Defra MB0106: Maritime Heritage Sites and Protected Structures

A 2010 geospatial dataset of maritime heritage sites, features, and structures designated as historically significant and protected under legislation. It is one of four sub-datalayers in the Maritime Archaeology series, aggregated from the UK Government Digital Service via the eu_open_data platform.

Use Cases

• Map and analyze the distribution of protected maritime heritage sites based on designated areas.
• Assess potential impacts of coastal development projects based on the location of protected structures.
• Conduct historical research on maritime features based on their designated significance.
• Support regulatory compliance and planning decisions based on legislatively protected sites.

Strengths

• Focuses on legally designated sites, implying a formal verification process.
• Part of a structured series of four related maritime archaeology datalayers.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official heritage designation records.

Time Range

2010

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Search area within UK maritime jurisdiction, as implied by the UK Government Digital Service and Defra (Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs) source.