Canmore (database)

For other uses, see Canmore (disambiguation).

Canmore is an online database maintained by the Historic Environment Scotland since 2015, having previously been maintained by Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The Canmore database is a part of the National Monuments Record of Scotland (or NMRS) and contains information on over 320,000 archaeological sites, monuments, and buildings in Scotland, with some 1.3 million catalogue entries.[1][2] It also includes marine monuments and designated official wreck sites (those which fall under the Protection of Wrecks Act), such as the wreck of HMS Pheasant.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "About the Database". Canmore Website. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "A guide to the Canmore Database" (PDF). Scotlands Rural Past. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Canmore Database". Marine Scotland. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "HMS Pheasant". Canmore Website. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

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