Revealing Cheshire’s Past is a Heritage Lottery Funded project. Its aim is to increase access to the County Sites and Monuments Record (SMR).

The SMR is the database of the known archaeological sites and finds in Cheshire, Halton and Warrington. It contains over 6000 records from prehistory to more recent times. It includes a wide variety of sites from prehistoric flint tools to medieval castles and Second World War pillboxes.

You can use the database to search for information about particular sites or finds. The database has just been launched and new information and images will continue to be included. Some categories of data have still to be added, so please be aware that this is not a definitive list.

Before using the database please make sure that you have read the terms and conditions of use.

If you would like to make any comments or have any questions please contact the Historic Environment Team via the link on the following page.

Terms and Conditions of Use Please read the Terms and Conditions of Use below. If you wish to use the Revealing Cheshire’s Past database, you must accept these conditions of use by clicking the button at the bottom of the page. Please read carefully: 1. The information in the Revealing Cheshire’s Past database is subject to the copyright of Cheshire County Council. The data may be used for personal research and any output should acknowledge Cheshire County Council as the source. 2. Data may not be reproduced, copied, published, lent, sold or otherwise disseminated without the prior consent of Cheshire County Council. 3. If you wish to use information derived from the database for publication in printed or electronic form, permission must be obtained in writing from the Project Leader – Historic Environment, Environmental Planning, Backford Hall, Backford, Chester CH1 6PZ. 4. The material in the database is provided for information only. It is not suitable for development control purposes, the development of management policies, or for the preparation of agri-environment applications. Consultants requiring information for such purposes should contact the Project Leader – Historic Environment, Environmental Planning, Backford Hall, Backford, Chester CH1 6PZ. 5. The information from the database has been compiled from a variety of (often unchecked) sources; therefore the County Council and any of its officers cannot accept responsibility for any omissions or consequences of errors and will not accept any claims for negligence or compensation. 6. Information must not be used for purposes that damage or could lead to damage of archaeological sites, historic buildings or landscapes. The inclusion of a site in the database in no way implies that public access is available. The vast majority of sites (including Scheduled Monuments) and buildings are on private land and have no public access. Privacy Statement (Data Protection Act 1998) Personal information, such as your name, address and email address, sent to us (via email or through other electronic forms) will be treated as follows: 1. It will only be used for the purpose that it is intended – i.e. to register users of the Revealing Cheshire’s Past database. 2. It will not be passed on to a third party. 3. It may be used for statistical analysis of respondents but all identities will remain anonymous. 4. This privacy statement applies to the Revealing Cheshire’s Past database. It does not cover any other web site, or any site that we link to.