Case Studies

Case Studies

These Case Studies have been provided by HERs across the UK. The purpose of this section of the Manual is to demonstrate best practice and provide inspiration to other HERs.

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  • Climate Change Preparedness

  • Creating and Enhancing HERs It is expected that all HERs should undertake enhancement and that this is part of a continual process of assessment and improvement of an HER’s database records and...

  • Heritage Trails One of the most popular ways that HER data can be used and accessed by a wide audience is in the development of heritage trails. These may be developed by an HER, by their host...

  • Maritime Heritage In the past, marine and maritime aspects of the historic environment have not been consistently included in HERs, with variable record quantity and/or qualifying criteria. Many...

  • Online Resources HERs are expected to provide remote access to a range of data and services online. HERs have adopted different approaches to this. Some HERs favour standalone websites while others...

  • Sharing HER Data One of the key functions of HERs is to provide access to and share data with other organisations and interested parties. These Case Studies highlight the different ways in which...

  • Case study provided by Sean Derby, Heneb HER: Gwynedd In 2020, and in response to the impact COVID-19 had on in-person volunteering, Gwynedd Archaeological Trust (GAT) (now Heneb: The Trust for...