Historic environment

A place where buildings, structures and their surroundings provide evidence about the past.

A particular place studied through its surviving features and its connections with people, events and developments in the past.

A place studied to understand how its buildings, setting and uses connect with the people and developments of a historical period.

A place whose surviving features can be investigated as evidence of the people and activities associated with it over time.

A place whose buildings, physical remains and surroundings provide evidence of past human activity.