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Grants for SMR enhancement from Historic Scotland currently prioritise fulfilment of PASTMAP objectives. Historic Scotland may also provide initial start-up funds for the provision of an archaeological service at a Local Authority that was previously without one.
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At any one time, English Heritage, Cadw and Historic Scotland may be involved in a number of projects and programmes which are developed in response to research and knowledge of the resource. Many of these involve partnerships with local authorities and others and some carry funding and offer opportunities to enhance HERs (either through work carried out in-house by HERs or from data available from the English NMR/NMRS).
At any one time, [Historic England|Glossary#Historic England|target='_blank'], Cadw and Historic Environment Scotland may be involved in a number of projects and programmes which are developed in response to research and knowledge of the resource. Many of these involve partnerships with local authorities and others and some carry funding and offer opportunities to enhance HERs (either through work carried out in-house by HERs or from data available from the [Historic England|Glossary#Historic England|target='_blank']/NMRS).
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English Heritage: [http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.8652|http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.8652]
Historic England: [http://www.historicengland.org.uk/research/approaches/research-principles/revised-research-srategies/|http://www.historicengland.org.uk/research/approaches/research-principles/revised-research-srategies/|target='_blank']
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East of England: [http://www.eaareports.demon.co.uk/research_framework.htm|http://www.eaareports.demon.co.uk/research_framework.htm]\\
East Midlands [http://www.le.ac.uk/archaeology/research/projects/eastmidsfw/index.html|http://www.le.ac.uk/archaeology/research/projects/eastmidsfw/index.html]\\
North East [http://www.durham.gov.uk/durhamcc/usp.nsf/pws/Archaeology+2001+-+Archaeology+Regional+Research+Framework|http://www.durham.gov.uk/durhamcc/usp.nsf/pws/Archaeology+2001+-+Archaeology+Regional+Research+Framework]\\
West Midlands [http://www.arch-ant.bham.ac.uk/research/fieldwork_research_themes/projects/wmrrfa/index.htm|http://www.arch-ant.bham.ac.uk/research/fieldwork_research_themes/projects/wmrrfa/index.htm]
East of England: [https://www.historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/revised-framework-east-of-england/|https://www.historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/revised-framework-east-of-england/|target='_blank']\\
[East Midlands|http://tparchaeology.co.uk/east-midlands-research-strategy.htm|target='_blank']\\
North East [http://www.durham.gov.uk/pages/Service.aspx?ServiceId=6666]\\
West Midlands [http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/historycultures/departments/caha/research/arch-research/wmrrfa/index.aspx]
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[Table of current Research Frameworks in England|table-historic-environment-research-frameworks-01-02-15.pdf|target='_blank']
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There are no current initiatives in Scotland.
National Research frameworks – Scotland:\\
ScARF - The Scottish Archaeological Research Framework - [http://www.scottishheritagehub.com/]
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Regional Research frameworks – Scotland:\\
[North East Scotland Regional Research Framework|https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/leisure-sport-and-culture/archaeology/north-east-scotland-regional-research-framework/introducing-the-ne-scotland-regional-research-framework/]\\
[Argyll Archaeological Research Framework|http://www.kilmartin.org/symposium.html] - in development\\
South East Scotland Archaeological Research Framework (SESARF)- in development
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Historic Scotland commissions the Burgh surveys series. The main objective of the Burgh surveys is to identify those areas, which are of archaeological and historic interest and require sensitive treatment in the event of proposed development. However the series is also of more general interest in that it examines the geography and topography of each town, its historic buildings and the origins of its street names.
Historic Scotland commissioned the Burgh surveys series. The main objective of the Burgh surveys was to identify those areas, which are of archaeological and historic interest and require sensitive treatment in the event of proposed development. However the series is also of more general interest in that it examines the geography and topography of each town, its historic buildings and the origins of its street names.
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This programme aims to inform landscape conservation strategies in the context of planning and agricultural policies (see also [E.5|SectionE.5]). One aim is to help landowners to commission historic landscape surveys to inform 'whole farm management plans' under the Countryside Stewardship (now Environmental Stewardship) and Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA) programmes of Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). HLC can also provide useful input to [DEFRA's Environmental Stewardship Entry Level and Higher Level Schemes|http://www.defra.gov.uk/erdp/schemes/es/default.htm].
This programme aims to inform landscape conservation strategies in the context of planning and agricultural policies (see also [E.5|SectionE.5]). One aim is to help landowners to commission historic landscape surveys to inform 'whole farm management plans' under the Countryside Stewardship (now Environmental Stewardship) and Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA) programmes of Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). HLC can also provide useful input to [DEFRA's Environmental Stewardship Entry Level and Higher Level Schemes|https://www.gov.uk/environmental-stewardship].
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!Historic Land Use Assessment (HLAMAP) Scotland
The Historic Land-use Assessment by the RCAHMS is an analysis of past and present land-use. HLAMAP is a web-based presentation of this data that allows the user to view the data by Historic Land-use Type, Period or Category as well as by Relict Period, and to print out a report of any selected area. To date almost 45 per cent of Scotland has been analysed. As with HLC in England and Wales, HLAMAP can help to inform land management initiatives such as [Rural Stewardship|http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library3/agri/rss-00.asp](Scotland). [http://www.rcahms.gov.uk/search.html|http://www.rcahms.gov.uk/search.htm](See also [E.5.11|http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/ifp/Wiki.jsp?page=SectionE.5#section-SectionE.5-E.5.11SolvingTheHLAInPlanningProblemAberdeenshireCaseStudy])
!Historic Land-use Assessment Scotland
The Historic Land-use Assessment ([HLAmap|http://hlamap.org.uk/]) is an analysis of past and present land-use maintained by Historic Environment Scotland. HLAMAP is a web-based presentation of this data that allows the user to view the data by Historic Land-use Type, Period or Category as well as by Relict Period, and to print out a report of any selected area. As with HLC in England and Wales, HLAMAP can help to inform land management initiatives such as [Rural Development Programme|http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/farmingrural/SRDP](Scotland). (See also [E.5.11|http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/ifp/Wiki.jsp?page=SectionE.5#section-SectionE.5-E.5.11SolvingTheHLAInPlanningProblemAberdeenshireCaseStudy])
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The Scottish Wetlands Archaeological Database (SWAD) is an Historic Scotland (HS) commissioned project designed primarily to produce a fuller understanding of the potential of Scottish wetland archaeology. As it now stands there are over 6,000 records in the database. [http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/swad/|http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/swad/]
The Scottish Wetlands Archaeological Database (SWAD) was an Historic Scotland (HS) commissioned project designed primarily to produce a fuller understanding of the potential of Scottish wetland archaeology. As it now stands there are over 6,000 records in the database. [http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/swad/|http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/swad/]
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[http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/~spsi/gistrans/spainfo.htm|http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/~spsi/gistrans/spainfo.htm]
[http://xweb.geos.ed.ac.uk/~ajn/spad/index.html|http://xweb.geos.ed.ac.uk/~ajn/spad/index.html]
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Many local authorities or national bodies have specialist IT sections. Collaboration with the specialists in these sections can help to ensure appropriate use of IT resources and input to developing specific IT aspects of HERs. An example of a collaboration between an HER and an IT section can be seen in Section D.6.2.
Many local authorities or national bodies have specialist IT sections. Collaboration with the specialists in these sections can help to ensure appropriate use of IT resources and input to developing specific IT aspects of HERs. An example of a collaboration between an HER and an IT section can be seen in Section [D.6.2|http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/ifp/Wiki.jsp?page=SectionD.6#section-SectionD.6-D.6.2ProvidingHistoricMappingForTheHERTheWorcestershireTitheMapProject].
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In some areas, collaborative projects are creating multi-disciplinary cultural-heritage resources drawing on materials from different locations. This may involve digitisation projects to scan and capture historic maps and documents, images of sites and museums objects and associated database development about the sites, catalogues and bibliographic material. For an example of such a project see Section D.6.2. or 6.3.
In some areas, collaborative projects are creating multi-disciplinary cultural-heritage resources drawing on materials from different locations. This may involve digitisation projects to scan and capture historic maps and documents, images of sites and museums objects and associated database development about the sites, catalogues and bibliographic material. For an example of such a project see Section [D.6.2|http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/ifp/Wiki.jsp?page=SectionD.6#section-SectionD.6-D.6.2ProvidingHistoricMappingForTheHERTheWorcestershireTitheMapProject]. or [D.6.3|http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/ifp/Wiki.jsp?page=SectionD.6#section-SectionD.6-D.6.3CreatingADepositModelForThePalaeolithicInWorcestershire].
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Where possible, HER officers should aim to work with local societies to agree a standard recording form that incorporates the HER's core standards and reflects national data standards (in Scotland ASPIRE compliant). Ideally, guidance should be offered to society members on how to complete the recording forms, possibly through training days. HER officers should allow time to check the quality of information while it is being collected. In England and Scotland Local Societies have received grants to undertake archaeological projects from the Local Heritage Initiative fund, but this scheme has now come to an end. These grants have enabled local groups and HER staff to work together on enhancement projects. For an example of this see Section D.6.2.
Where possible, HER officers should aim to work with local societies to agree a standard recording form that incorporates the HER's core standards and reflects national data standards. Ideally, guidance should be offered to society members on how to complete the recording forms, possibly through training days. HER officers should allow time to check the quality of information while it is being collected. In England and Scotland Local Societies have received grants to undertake archaeological projects from the Local Heritage Initiative fund, but this scheme has now come to an end. These grants have enabled local groups and HER staff to work together on enhancement projects. For an example of this see Section [D.6.2|http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/ifp/Wiki.jsp?page=SectionD.6#section-SectionD.6-D.6.2ProvidingHistoricMappingForTheHERTheWorcestershireTitheMapProject].
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University research excavations and fieldwork continue to be an important source of information about the historic environment. HER managers are recommended to establish good contacts with any universities that are active in their areas and, as with other fieldwork programmes, to discuss arrangements for the deposit of information and archive. HER managers may also wish to work with their university contacts to identify possible research topics for students interested in working in the local. area. Liaison with the ADS may be useful as a source of information about university-based archaeology. An example of HER enhancement resulting from partnership between a university and an HER can be seen in Section D.6.5.
University research excavations and fieldwork continue to be an important source of information about the historic environment. HER managers are recommended to establish good contacts with any universities that are active in their areas and, as with other fieldwork programmes, to discuss arrangements for the deposit of information and archive. HER managers may also wish to work with their university contacts to identify possible research topics for students interested in working in the local. area. Liaison with the ADS may be useful as a source of information about university-based archaeology. An example of HER enhancement resulting from partnership between a university and an HER can be seen in Section [D.6.5|http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/ifp/Wiki.jsp?page=SectionD.6#section-SectionD.6-D.6.5TheShorewatchSCAPEProject].
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Many of these recording projects start with the collection of information from HERs and the NMR but go on to include original fieldwork and research. Most are willing to share the information that they compile with HERs, sometimes by providing digital data, record cards or reports or alternatively by publishing their results in print or on the internet. By complying with data standards (including recording metadata), these recording projects are enabling interoperability between different database systems mounted on the internet (see B.9 and D.4).
Many of these recording projects start with the collection of information from HERs [Historic England|Glossary#Historic England|target='_blank'] and the NMR but go on to include original fieldwork and research. Most are willing to share the information that they compile with HERs, sometimes by providing digital data, record cards or reports or alternatively by publishing their results in print or on the internet. By complying with data standards (including recording metadata), these recording projects are enabling interoperability between different database systems mounted on the internet (see [B.9|SectionB.9] and [D.4|SectionD.4]).
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An important consideration for HERs is how far they will be able to specify the format in which any information is to be deposited with them. Ideally, thematic projects would collect data in accordance with the data standards laid out in MIDAS and use the reference-data lists that make up INSCRIPTION (ASPIRE in Scotland). This general principle has already been achieved for a number of projects (undertaken with collaboration from the NMR, CBA, the MDA and ADS) which plan to offer digital data to (or have already made their data available to) to HERS, for example:
An important consideration for HERs is how far they will be able to specify the format in which any information is to be deposited with them. Ideally, thematic projects would collect data in accordance with the data standards laid out in MIDAS and use the reference-data lists that make up INSCRIPTION (as well as ASPIRE in Scotland). This general principle has already been achieved for a number of projects (undertaken with collaboration from [Historic England|Glossary#Historic England|target='_blank'], the NMRs, CBA, the MDA and ADS) which plan to offer digital data to (or have already made their data available to) to HERS, for example:
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The Countryside Agency's Local Heritage Initiative (LHI) is another example of a scheme that has the potential to result in new sources of information to enhance the HER. As the scope of LHI projects covers both the natural and the man-made environment, HER managers may need to consider their collecting policies before deciding which information to incorporate into their records. However, the LHI will come to and end on 31st March 2007, when it will be subsumed into the broader Heritage Lottery Fund programmes. Applications for projects were still being accepted until the end of June 2006.
See [http://www.lhi.org.uk|http://www.lhi.org.uk](England)\\
[http://www.snh.org.uk/wwo/communities/comm-grants.asp|http://www.snh.org.uk/wwo/communities/comm-grants.asp](Scotland)
The Countryside Agency's Local Heritage Initiative (LHI) was a good example of a scheme that had the potential to result in new sources of information to enhance the HER. However, the LHI came to and end on 31st March 2007, when it was subsumed into the broader Heritage Lottery Fund programmes.
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*the National Inventory of War Memorials [http://collections.iwm.org.uk/server/show/nav.00g00c]
*the National Inventory of War Memorials [http://www.ukniwm.org.uk/]
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*the English NMR maintains a list of contacts working with national thematic projects and in special interest groups
*Historic England maintains a list of contacts working with national thematic projects and in special interest groups
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*the CBA website is a useful starting point for information (see also Council for Scottish Archaeology)
*the CBA website is a useful starting point for information (see also Archaeology Scotland)
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Council for British Archaeology [http://britarch.ac.uk]\\
Council for Scottish Archaeology [http://www.scottisharchaeology.org.uk/]\\
Council for British Archaeology [http://new.archaeologyuk.org/]\\
Archaeology Scotland [http://www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk/]\\
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National Monuments Record (England) [http://www.english-heritage.org.uk]\\
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland [http://www.rcahms.gov.uk]\\
Historic England [http://www.historicengland.org.uk/|http://www.historicengland.org.uk/|target='_blank']\\
Historic Environment Scotland [https://www.historicenvironment.scot/]\\
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Scottish SMR Forum [http://smrforum-scotland.org.uk]\\
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