PS_SD_HBSMRScheduledMonumentsNowDelisted_POLY_CURRENT is a dataset of archaeological sites and monuments that were formerly designated as Scheduled Monuments under the UK's Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979. The dataset is provided by the Government Digital Service and aggregated via the eu_open_data platform. The specific temporal coverage, geographic extent, and total number of records are not detailed in the provided metadata.
Use Cases
- Analyze patterns of monument delisting based on legal and archaeological criteria mentioned in the description
- Map the geographic distribution of formerly protected sites based on the geospatial data type
- Study the evolution of heritage protection policies using the dataset of former Scheduled Monuments
Strengths
- Data originates from a government source (Government Digital Service), suggesting an authoritative origin
- Focuses on a specific legal status (formerly Scheduled Monuments), providing a clear thematic scope
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified
Provenance
- Source
- Government Digital Service
- Collection Method
- null
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- United Kingdom (implied by the UK legislation cited)