Terms and Conditions
1. Copyright
1.1 Copyright is reserved to the Highland Council on data held within the Highland Historic Environment Record (HER) unless otherwise indicated. The information itself may be freely used for private or commercial research but the source must be acknowledged.
1.2 The reproduction of material from the HER in published form, including photographs, requires written permission from Highland Council. Data may not by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, sold or re-sold, hired out or otherwise circulated without our prior written consent.
1.3 Where Highland Council does not own copyright of the material, permission to reproduce the material should be sought from the copyright owner.
1.4 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 .
1.5 We believe that the authors of reports published on the HER have received permission to reproduce materials contained therein and that proper acknowledgement has been made.
1.6 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.
2. Commercial use policy
2.1 You are welcome to use the information on these web pages for development management purposes (including peatland restoration schemes), forestry schemes, constructing management policy and other commercial uses. However, the HER information should not be used in isolation and you are strongly advised to seek specialist advice from the Highland Council Historic Environment Team.
2.2 Highland Council cannot be held responsible for the misuse or misinterpretation of any information held in our HER and accept no liability for any loss, damage or inconvenience caused as a result of reliance on the resource.
3. Database
3.1 The information in this database has been drawn together from a wide variety of sources and has rarely been verified in the field by Highland Council staff. The database records are as comprehensive as possible but should not be regarded as definitive and the original sources should be consulted as appropriate. No responsibility can be accepted by Highland Council or any of its staff for any errors or omissions and no claims for compensation or negligence will be accepted.
3.2 Information on new sites and investigations is added to the HER database on a daily basis and there may be information concerning existing or newly discovered archaeological sites and previous investigations which has not yet been added. Further field survey, excavation, aerial photography, historic mapping and LiDAR may reveal additional sites of archaeological interest.
3.3 The whereabouts of any artefacts, documentary sources, photographs or other physical material referred to in the HER cannot be guaranteed.
3.4 Any information obtained from the HER must not be used to the detriment of the historic environment.
4. Mapping and other base layers
4.1 The modern Ordnance Survey mapping used in this website is provided by Highland Council under licence from the Ordnance Survey in order to fulfil its public function to make available Council-held public domain information. Its use is subject to conditions and certain restrictions.
4.2 The aerial photography used in this website is provided by Highland Council under licence from Bluesky. Its use is subject to conditions and certain restrictions.
4.3 The OS 1st Edition 6 inch (1843-1888) mapping used in this site is provided by Highland Council by arrangement with National Libraries Scotland.
4.4 The processed LiDAR data layers used in this website are provided by arrangement with National Libraries Scotland but are (for Phase 1) Crown copyright, Scottish Government, SEPA and Scottish Water (2012) and (for Phase 2) Scottish Government and SEPA (2014).
4.5 HER data represented on the interactive map is for illustrative purposes only and may not represent an accurate or complete representation of archaeological sites or features. Highland 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.
4.6 Spatial data relating to Scheduled Monuments, Listed Buildings, Inventory Gardens and Designed Landscapes, Inventory Battlefields and Historic Marine Protected Areas as used on this website is derived from data supplied by Historic Environment Scotland and is subject to Crown copyright.
5. Public access
5.1 The Scottish Outdoor Access Code must be followed when seeking to gain access to any of the sites in the HER. Where appropriate, the permission of the landowner or tenant must be sought.
5.2 The inclusion of a shipwreck in the HER does not imply that it can be safely dived.
6. Legal protection
6.1 Many of the sites and buildings recorded in the HER are protected by law and it is a criminal offence to damage them.
6.2 It is an offence to use a metal detector on a Scheduled Monument.
6.3 Any alteration to a Listed Building, or work on a Scheduled Monument requires prior permission from Historic Scotland.
7. Cookies
7.1 The Highland HER website uses cookies to store information on your computer to improve the usability of our site. Cookies are small files downloaded onto your computer which allow this website to recognise your machine while you are browsing and they are deleted once your browsing session has finished. They are used on this site to collect usage statistics through Google Analytics and to remember your position on the interactive map as you navigate the site. You may delete and block all cookies from this site, but certain parts of the site will not work as well. Find out more about the use of cookies on Highland Council websites.