Scottish Cultural ProtectedSites are INSPIRE compliant versions of Historic Environment Scotland designations and national monument records data. The data includes designation values for Battlefields, Conservation Areas, Gardens and Designed Landscapes, Historic Marine Protected Areas, Listed Buildings, and Scheduled Monuments. The dataset is provided by the Scottish Government via SpatialData.gov.scot and was last updated on 2026-07-08.
Use Cases
- Mapping and analyzing the distribution of Scheduled Monuments based on the listed designation values.
- Assessing planning constraints for development projects based on Conservation Area and Listed Building designations.
- Conducting historical landscape analysis based on Battlefield and Garden and Designed Landscape designations.
- Managing marine heritage resources based on Historic Marine Protected Area designations.
Strengths
- Data is INSPIRE compliant, suggesting adherence to a standardized European spatial data framework.
- Includes multiple specific designation types such as Battlefield, Conservation Area, and Scheduled Monument.
- Last update timestamp is precisely recorded as 2026-07-08 13:31:44.161736.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to its Scottish focus.
Provenance
- Source
- Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot, based on Historic Environment Scotland designations and national monument records.
- Collection Method
- Likely compiled and standardized from official government heritage registers.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:44.161736; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Scotland