Historic sites and monuments

The North Yorkshire Historic Environment Record (HER) is a system for recording information about historic sites and monuments, such as archaeological sites and finds, designated sites, historic landscapes, historic buildings and other features in the landscape.

The Historic Environment Record includes a computerised index system, as well as hard copy detailed information on maps, photographs, reports, journals and other files. The information can be used for research purposes, to assess development proposals, and to manage and enhance North Yorkshire's historic environment and landscape.

If you would like information from the North Yorkshire Historic Environment Record, please read the documents in the 'Useful downloads' and 'frequently asked questions' sections below so that you can let us know precisely what you want, and we can deal with your enquiry more effectively.

Please note that the North Yorkshire Historic Environment Record covers the administrative area of North Yorkshire County Council, and does not cover the areas of the City of York, North York Moors National Park Authority or Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority. Contact details for all Historic Environment Records across England can be found online from the Heritage Gateway website.

Online mapping

You can find a selection of historic maps using our online mapping.

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Useful downloads

Historic Environment Record Commercial Data Request Form 2013/14 [142kb] [word]

Please use this form to request an HER search for commercial purposes, e.g. for desk-based assessments, EIAs, etc. This document also contains the HER access to information policy, fees policy and user agreement form.

Historic Environment Record Non-Commercial Enquiry Form 2013-2014 [1Mb] [word]

Please use this form if you are researching the archaeology of North Yorkshire and would like data from the Historic Environment Record. This document also contains the HER access to information policy and user agreement form.

Historic Environment Record leaflet [629kb] [pdf]

Leaflet giving information about the North Yorkshire Historic Environment Record

Historic Environment Record User Guide [95kb] [pdf]

Historic Environment Record User Guide

List of useful websites for historic environment research [89kb] [pdf]

A list of useful websites for historic environment research in PDF format

Weblinks

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Heritage Gateway
Search across national and local records of England's historic sites and buildings, as well as access information about listed buildings. This includes data from the North Yorkshire Historical Environment Record.
National Heritage list for England
The National Heritage list for England (NHLE) is the official database which provides access to up to date information on all nationally designated heritage assets.

Contacts

Historic environment team

archaeology@northyorks.gov.uk
Tel: 08458 72 73 74

Full details for Historic environment team

North Yorkshire County Council, County Hall, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL7 8AD | Tel: 0845 8 72 73 74 | Fax: 01609 532009

This page was last updated on 20 September 2012