The National Monuments Record of Scotland (NMRS) was the term used for the
archive
An archive is an accumulation of historical records or materials – in any medium – or the physical facility in which they are located.
Archives contain primary source documents that have accumulated over the course of an individual ...
of the sites, monuments and buildings of
Scotland
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's past maintained by the
. The Commission was originally established by Royal Warrant in the reign of
George VI
George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952. He was also the last Emperor of I ...
"to make an inventory of the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions connected with or illustrative of the contemporary culture, civilization and conditions of life of the people in Scotland from the earliest times to the year 1707, and to specify those which seem most worthy of preservation."
The separate name for the archive is no longer given prominence in RCAHMS corporate publications, and the term National Record of the Historic Environment is preferred. The NMRS was created when the Scottish National Buildings Record (itself founded in 1942) was transferred to the RCAHMS in 1966.
There are 240,000 archaeological sites, monuments and buildings recorded in
CANMORE, the NMRS database. The NMRS also holds a collection of photographs, drawings and manuscripts.
The Council for Scottish Archeology
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.
See also
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Architecture of Scotland
The architecture of Scotland includes all human building within the modern borders of Scotland, from the Neolithic era to the present day. The earliest surviving houses go back around 9500 years, and the first villages 6000 years: Skara Brae o ...
References
External links
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) Website
Archives in Scotland
Heritage registers in Scotland
Lists of monuments and memorials in the United Kingdom
Archaeology of Scotland
1966 establishments in Scotland
Organisations based in Edinburgh
Architecture databases
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