A new digital portal will help Lanarkshire history fans delve into the region’s past.
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has today launched trove.scot which brings unique and diverse collections of information together one convenient place.
And users in Lanarkshire can now look into the heritage on their doorstep with the platform.
From standing stones to skate parks, trove.scot contains over 5000 years of Scotland’s history in approximately 3 million records, combining designation records of Scotland’s most important historic sites and buildings; the catalogue of Scotland’s archaeology and built heritage; over 2000 culturally significant objects from HES’s properties; and educational and archival images and media.
On trove.scot, users can find out more about some of the most significant buildings in Lanarkshire, such as the A-listed Dollan Aqua Centre in East Kilbride, an outstanding and rare example of a mid-20th century public amenity building in a striking internationally-inspired design; unearth gems from HES’s Properties in Care, such as Biggar Gasworks, an industrial time capsule which produced coal gas for the local area for more than 130 years; and step back in time with archive images of important local landmarks from over the decades, such as the World Heritage site at New Lanark.
The site will make this wealth of information more accessible than ever before, providing an exciting new resource for hobbyists, educators, historians and heritage professionals alike. Using filters, keyword and map searches, users can now unearth a range of detail from HES’s different sources in a single search.
Katerina Brown, chief executive of HES, said: “We are excited to be bringing heritage even closer to people’s everyday lives with this new platform. trove.scot will make it easier to learn about the heritage and historic environment that surrounds you, whether that is the listed buildings on your street or archive images of historic events that shaped communities.
“trove.scot marks one of the largest investments in our programme to improve and enhance digital access to information on the historic environment, and increase the number and diversity of people who engage with Scotland’s history and heritage.
“We hope that by making the vast store of information we hold more accessible, trove.scot will encourage more people to dig into Scotland’s past and see what they can discover with the new platform. Of course, the launch is just the beginning, and we’ll continue working hard behind the scenes to bring more exciting innovations to service.”
Unlock 5000 years of history anytime, anywhere with trove.scot, the key to Scotland’s past.
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