Copyright
Copyright is reserved on the data held within the Aberdeenshire Council Historic Environment Record (HER) (covering Aberdeenshire, Moray, Angus and Aberdeen City). The data may be used for personal research without charge but all output resulting from the use of the data must acknowledge the source as ‘compiled by and copyright of Aberdeenshire Council Archaeology Service’. Some information held in the HER may also be the copyright of others. It is the user’s responsibility to ensure that copyright law is not breached.
The online HERs are intended to be used for personal research only. Data may be downloaded or printed for personal use only but it may not in any way of trade or otherwise, be lent, sold or re-sold, hired out or otherwise circulated without the prior consent of Aberdeenshire Council Archaeology Service (ACAS).
If you wish to use information derived from the HERs for publication in printed or multimedia form or to compile resources for commercial or organisational use, permission must be obtained from the Archaeology Service: email archaeology@aberdeenshire.gov.uk. A copyright reproduction fee may be charged.
Reports containing historic maps sourced from the National Libraries of Scotland are published on the HER website with the permission of the NLS Map Library. Further information can be obtained from www.nls.uk/maps.
It is presumed that the authors of reports published on the HER have received permission to reproduce materials contained therein and that proper acknowledgement has been made.
Images which originate from National Museums Scotland are published on the HER website with kind permission of that organisation. Copyright is held by National Museums Scotland and the images must not be reproduced in any form without prior consent being obtained.
Validation
Details contained within these databases have been drawn together from a variety of sources and have not always been verified in the field by ACAS. The listings are as comprehensive as possible but there can be no guarantee that they are complete. Further field survey, chance finds, excavations and aerial photography may reveal additional sites of archaeological interest. The information here is believed to be correct, however, no responsibility can be accepted by Aberdeenshire Council or any of its staff for any errors or omissions and no claims for compensation or negligence will be accepted.
The whereabouts of any artefacts, documentary sources, photographs or other physical material referred to in the HER cannot be guaranteed.
Mapping
The Ordnance Survey mapping used in this website is provided by Aberdeenshire Council under licence from the Ordnance Survey (licence number AC0000851922) in order to fulfil its statutory function to make available Council-held public domain information.
HER data represented on the interactive map is for illustrative purposes only and does not necessarily represent an accurate or complete representation of archaeological sites or features. Aberdeenshire Council cannot be held responsible for the misuse or misinterpretation of any mapped information and accepts no liability for any loss, damage or inconvenience caused as a result of reliance on the resource.
Spatial data relating to nationally designated Scheduled Monuments, Listed Buildings, Gardens and Designed Landscapes, Inventory Battlefields and Historic Marine Protected Areas is derived from data supplied by Historic Environment Scotland (HES) and is subject to Crown copyright. All designation datasets can be downloaded directly from the HES portal.
Use of the APGB aerial photography data is Licensed Data for non-commercial purposes for the period during which Aberdeenshire Council makes it available. You are not permitted to copy, sub-license, distribute, sell or otherwise make available the Licensed Data to third parties in any form; and third party rights to enforce the terms of this licence shall be reserved to the Supplier.
Access
Under the Scottish Land Reform Act (2003) there is a right of responsible access to the countryside, however in some cases and where appropriate, permission from the landowner or tenant should be sought. The inclusion of a shipwreck in any of the HERs does not imply that it can be safely dived.
Protection of Sites
Legislation protects many of the sites and buildings recorded in the HERs and it is a criminal offence to damage them. It is also an offence to use a metal-detector on a Scheduled Monument. Works to a Scheduled Monument will require prior consent from Historic Environment Scotland. Works to Listed Buildings will require prior Listed Building Consent through the planning process.
Development Control for Archaeological Sites
This website is the online version of the Aberdeenshire HER (covering Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen City, Angus, and Moray). It does not contain all the information held as the Historic Environment Record and is not suitable on its own for development control purposes or for other types of development or management policy for sites. The HER information should not be used in isolation, and you are strongly advised to seek specialist advice from the Aberdeenshire Council Historic Environment Team. Enquiries for such development work should be directed to the Archaeology Service (search fee may be charged): Email: archaeology@aberdeenshire.gov.uk