User Help Page

Registering

You are welcome to use this database as a ‘guest’ user. To do so, simply click on the ‘guest’ icon. However, if you would like access to more detailed information please follow the simple instructions and register your details with us. Your application will be processed as soon as possible and a password emailed to you. In the meantime please access the database as a ‘guest’ user.

Searching the database

As both a ‘guest’ and ‘registered’ user you can carry out ‘simple’ and ‘advanced’ searches.

To run a ‘simple’ search type in a keyword or a phrase that you would like the database to search for.

To run an ‘advanced’ search, select categories from the drop-down menus to refine your enquiry.

Results

The results of your search will be displayed in a list. For each record this includes the Historic Environment Record (HER) number and the name of the site.

To read a record, click on the HER number. Information provided includes details about location, status e.g. whether a site is a Scheduled Monument or a Listed Building, the date or period to which the site or find belongs, a short description, a list of sources and further reading. Any images associated with a record will be presented at the bottom of the page.