Highland researchers gain new tool

For anyone lucky enough to hunting down old and new historical records within the area covered by Highland Council, life has become just a little bit better.

They now have access to the recently introduced Highland Historic Environment Record (HER) which contains information on tens of thousands of historic buildings, archaeological sites and finds dating from earliest prehistory through to the present day. The complete HER database is available online, together with thousands of linked documents and images.

The latter option is what sets this particular resource above the others at the moment, as it give easy access to source documents relating to the subject item, scanned from the original records, and provides an easy way to consult them, without having to travel to the archive and arrange access.

The online HER is fully searchable using an interactive map. There is also a wide range of other resources including themed articles and heritage trails.

Like all these facilities, the content is continually being added to, so is always worth a look, even if it hasn’t featured something that you were looking for in the past, and they also invite comments and new information.

Click on the logo above to visit the Highland Historic Environment Record, or click here to begin a search.