Search the Historic Environment Record Online

HER GIS Map

A simplified version of the Historic Environment Record is available to search online. Under 'Select Map' choose 'Environment', then use the interactive map to look up sites at a particular location. By using the 'Query Map' button to the left of the map screen and clicking on a symbol, more information about the site will be revealed. A spatial search can be undertaken by selecting the 'Spatial Search' button and then defining the search area on the map. Users of Internet Explorer may need to use this in compatibility mode to see the full screen.

Historic Environment Record online

Please note that the Historic Environment Record online only contains the point data for the HER sites, and the name of the site. It does not show the known extents of the sites, or provide a detailed description. The HER online does not contain the details of archaeological events, the Urban Archaeological Database, or Historic England mapping projects, which are available on the Historic England website. The HER online does not contain information on scheduled monuments and listed buildings, which can be obtained from Historic England. The HER online was last updated on 24 January 2023. The sites are located with a precision of 10 metres.

Site Terms used: For Site Type terms use the Historic England's thesaurus.

Site Form includes: Architectural Component, Circumstantial Evidence, Cropmark, Documentary Evidence, Earthwork, Find, Natural Feature, Other Structure, Place Name, Roofed Building, Ruined Building, Site of, Standing Monument.

General Period: Prehistoric, Roman, Early Medieval, Medieval, Post Medieval, Modern, Unknown.

Specific Period includes: Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Romano British, Saxon/Anglian, Scandinavian, Norman, Georgian, Victorian, 20th Century, Unknown.

Finds

In agreement with the release of data from the Portable Antiquities Scheme, Findspots are only given here as 6-figure grid references (i.e. to the nearest 1km). 'Findspot' is the nationally accepted Site Type term used, not the type of find it is, and so you will need to search the Site Name for particular items.