World Heritage Sites (WMS)
World Heritage Sites are described by UNESCO as exceptional places of ‘outstanding universal value’ and ‘belonging to all the peoples of the world, irrespective of the territory on which they are located’. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) seeks to protect and preserve such sites through an international treaty called the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, drawn up in 1972 Scottish Ministers identify and put forward sites to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport for nomination. This dataset includes both the legal designation and buffer zone boundaries of the World Heritage Sites in Scotland enscribed by UNESCO as well as non-statutory sensitive areas for planning advice. Once a World Heritage Site is inscribed, under the Convention, member states have a duty to protect, conserve and present such sites for future generations.
service
protocol: OGC:WMS
name: 0
description: Web Map Service
HSWHS
http://scotgovsdi.edina.ac.uk/srv/en/csw?service=CSW&request=GetRecordById&version=2.0.2&outputSchema=http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd&elementSetName=full&id=011edcca-d7b5-4d90-9a57-4b5da5a3b9c0
CRS
WGS84 (CRS:84)
view
Historic sites and monuments
Heritage
publication
2006-04-03
Protected sites
publication
2008-06-01
Landscape Conservation
Conservation of Monuments
Protected Area
publication
2010-01-13
infoMapAccessService
publication
2010-04-22
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61.46459
54.53297
2001-09-20
creation
2008-01-01
revision
2015-11-04
asNeeded
WMS
1.3
This data is indicative only. This data is licensed under the UK Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ .
If this data is reproduced it must be attributed with the following: Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland - Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right [year]
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Historic Environment Scotland
Longmore House, Salisbury Place
Edinburgh
EH9 1SH
United Kingdom
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GIS Officer
Historic Environment Scotland
Longmore House, Salisbury Place
Edinburgh
EH9 1SH
United Kingdom
0131 668 8832
pointOfContact
2018-06-05