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Edinburgh World Heritage Site

Publisher
Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Updated
23 July 2020
Topic
Not set

Summary

Polygon shapefile showing the Edinburgh World Heritage Site as of 1997. World Heritage Sites are designated to meet the UK’s commitments under the World Heritage Convention. The UK’s ratification also extends to its Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. These sites are designated for their globally important cultural or natural interest and require appropriate management and protection measures.

Data links

Link Format Preview Updated
City of Edinburgh Council Mapping Portal APPLICATION/X-INFO – 23/7/2020

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Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
08 July 2020
Harvest GUID
e91dd6b0-a4de-432f-a6e2-cb8d1025f98b
Extent (Latitude)
55.96° to 55.94°
Extent (Longitude)
-3.23° to -3.17°
Spatial reference system
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::27700
Dataset reference date (publication)
1997-12-04
Frequency of update
notPlanned
Access constraints
This information is supplied under the Open Government License v3.0 (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). The data was captured by the City of Edinburgh Council against Ordnance Survey basemaps and requires the following attribution statement to acknowledge the source of information:\\n\\n“Copyright City of Edinburgh Council, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right (insert year)”
Responsible party
City of Edinburgh Council (originator)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng

Contact

Enquiries

GIS@edinburgh.gov.uk

Licence information

The following attribution statement is required to acknowledge the source of information:\\n\\n\u201cCopyright City of Edinburgh Council, contains Ordnance Survey data \u00a9 Crown copyright and database right (insert year)\u201d