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Following the launch of trove.scot in February 2025 we are now planning the retiral of some of our webservices. Canmore will be switched off on 24th June 2025. Information about the closure can be found on the HES website: Retiral of HES web services | Historic Environment Scotland

Understanding site records

There is a wealth of information on a site record. To help we have created a glossary of our vocabulary used on this website. 

  1. The classification, name(s) and ID Number of a site.
  2. The location of the site.
  3. Digital images we hold of the site.
  4. Related collection records pulled from other parts of our catalogue.
  5. Archaeological and architectural notes collected during our survey and recording work.
  6. Bibliographic references relating to a site.
  7. You can add to our records by contributing your own text and images. Register for a MyCanmore account to get started.

Help Topics

Help is available on the following items. Please click on the relevant link below to read more. If you cannot find what you are looking for please contact us.