Over 6,200 listed buildings in Fife, representing nearly 10% of Scotland's total statutory list entries. The polygon features are derived from Ordnance Survey building footprints using point data compiled by Historic Scotland. The dataset is published by the Government Digital Service via the eu_open_data platform.
Use Cases
- Map the density and distribution of protected historic structures based on the listed building point data.
- Analyze the relationship between building footprints and heritage status based on the derived polygon features.
- Conduct regional comparisons of architectural heritage based on Fife's proportion of Scotland's total listed entries.
Strengths
- Over 6,200 individual listed building records.
- Polygon features derived from authoritative Ordnance Survey building footprints.
- Represents a significant regional subset (close to 10%) of a national statutory list.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
- Row count for the polygon dataset is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Historic Scotland (compiler), Government Digital Service (publisher)
- Collection Method
- Statutory list compilation, derived from OS building footprints using XY point features.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Fife, Scotland