Cookies help us to understand how you use our website so that we can provide you with the best experience when you are on our site. To find out more, read our privacy policy and cookie policy.
Manage Cookies
A cookie is information stored on your computer by a website you visit. Cookies often store your settings for a website, such as your preferred language or location. This allows the site to present you with information customized to fit your needs. As per the GDPR law, companies need to get your explicit approval to collect your data. Some of these cookies are ‘strictly necessary’ to provide the basic functions of the website and can not be turned off, while others if present, have the option of being turned off. Learn more about our Privacy and Cookie policies. These can be managed also from our cookie policy page.
Strictly necessary cookies(always on):
Necessary for enabling core functionality. The website cannot function properly without these cookies. This cannot be turned off. e.g. Sign in, Language
Analytics cookies:
Analytical cookies help us to analyse user behaviour, mainly to see if the users are able to find and act on things that they are looking for. They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. Tools used: Google Analytics
Social media cookies:
We use social media cookies from Facebook, Twitter and Google to run Widgets, Embed Videos, Posts, Comments and to fetch profile information.
Share Aberdeenshire Council Archaeology Service on FacebookShare Aberdeenshire Council Archaeology Service on TwitterShare Aberdeenshire Council Archaeology Service on LinkedinEmail Aberdeenshire Council Archaeology Service link
Consultation has concluded
Aberdeenshire Council Archaeology Service has the role of understanding, evaluating, safeguarding, and promoting all historic environment sites within the Aberdeenshire Council area (as well as for the Aberdeen City, Angus and Moray Council areas). Information on these sites is held in the Historic Environment Record (formerly known as the Sites and Monuments Record), which is publicly accessible online.
The core part of our work is assessing all planning applications, advising when archaeological mitigation is required, and supporting/advising applicants/developers and the commercial archaeology units undertaking this mitigation throughout this process.
We also provide information, advice and guidance on agricultural development schemes, forestry schemes and utilities work. We also work with a range of national agencies, academic institutions, public and private sector bodies, landowners, community groups and individuals to help manage the historic environment in a sustainable way. We do not ourselves undertake archaeological survey or excavation, but we do support University and community projects which do.
Engagement Feedback -
We Asked
How residents and visitors view, value and experience the historic environment and heritage of the region? The survey aimed to:
discover more about which sites in Aberdeenshire people feel connected to or consider to be the most important to them
understand how people engage with heritage and the historic environment
find out if people know about the Council’s Archaeology Service and how we currently promote the historic environment
help guide future directions for promotion of the historic environment by the Archaeology Service
You Said
The majority of respondents knew that Aberdeenshire Council has an Archaeology Service, and over half were aware of at least one aspect of the promotional activities of the Archaeology Service.
Most people agreed or strongly agreed that Heritage & the Historic Environment make a positive difference to their lives.
Almost half of all those responding regularly participate in historic environment / heritage activities.
We Will
Do more to promote Aberdeenshire Council Archaeology Service and its existing resources.
Take the responses into consideration when prioritising the team’s future promotional activities (social media posts, leaflet themes, interpretation boards).
Continue to support and promote engagement with historic environment and heritage activities throughout Aberdeenshire.
One-page summary and Full Report available under "Reports" on the right-hand side of this page.
Aberdeenshire Council Archaeology Service has the role of understanding, evaluating, safeguarding, and promoting all historic environment sites within the Aberdeenshire Council area (as well as for the Aberdeen City, Angus and Moray Council areas). Information on these sites is held in the Historic Environment Record (formerly known as the Sites and Monuments Record), which is publicly accessible online.
The core part of our work is assessing all planning applications, advising when archaeological mitigation is required, and supporting/advising applicants/developers and the commercial archaeology units undertaking this mitigation throughout this process.
We also provide information, advice and guidance on agricultural development schemes, forestry schemes and utilities work. We also work with a range of national agencies, academic institutions, public and private sector bodies, landowners, community groups and individuals to help manage the historic environment in a sustainable way. We do not ourselves undertake archaeological survey or excavation, but we do support University and community projects which do.
Engagement Feedback -
We Asked
How residents and visitors view, value and experience the historic environment and heritage of the region? The survey aimed to:
discover more about which sites in Aberdeenshire people feel connected to or consider to be the most important to them
understand how people engage with heritage and the historic environment
find out if people know about the Council’s Archaeology Service and how we currently promote the historic environment
help guide future directions for promotion of the historic environment by the Archaeology Service
You Said
The majority of respondents knew that Aberdeenshire Council has an Archaeology Service, and over half were aware of at least one aspect of the promotional activities of the Archaeology Service.
Most people agreed or strongly agreed that Heritage & the Historic Environment make a positive difference to their lives.
Almost half of all those responding regularly participate in historic environment / heritage activities.
We Will
Do more to promote Aberdeenshire Council Archaeology Service and its existing resources.
Take the responses into consideration when prioritising the team’s future promotional activities (social media posts, leaflet themes, interpretation boards).
Continue to support and promote engagement with historic environment and heritage activities throughout Aberdeenshire.
One-page summary and Full Report available under "Reports" on the right-hand side of this page.
Aberdeenshire Council Archaeology Service has the role of understanding, evaluating, safeguarding, and promoting all historic environment sites within the Aberdeenshire Council area.
Through this survey we are looking for feedback on how you view the historic environment and your heritage in Aberdeenshire, and what sites are important to you, to help guide us in our future work.
Historic Environment
The historic environment is the physical evidence for human activity, the places that connect you with the past. Our definition of historic environment includes all archaeological and historical sites and objects, ranging from the earliest prehistoric finds and features through to the 20th Century defensive sites of WWI and WWII, from buried archaeological sites to upstanding buildings.
Heritage Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Heritage encompasses our inherited traditions & customs, monuments, objects, and culture, and the contemporary activities, meanings, and behaviours that we draw from them.
We are interested to find out what you consider to be your heritage and what part heritage and the historic environment play in your life.
This survey should take around 10 minutes to complete. It is open from 1st to 30th September 2021.
Consultation has concluded
Share Aberdeenshire's Historic Environment - what does heritage mean to you? on FacebookShare Aberdeenshire's Historic Environment - what does heritage mean to you? on TwitterShare Aberdeenshire's Historic Environment - what does heritage mean to you? on LinkedinEmail Aberdeenshire's Historic Environment - what does heritage mean to you? link
Aberdeenshire Council Archaeology Service is currently at this stage
1st September 2021
This survey is open for responses.
Survey Closed
this is an upcoming stage for Aberdeenshire Council Archaeology Service
30th September 2021
Contributions to this survey are closed for evaluation and review.
Final report
this is an upcoming stage for Aberdeenshire Council Archaeology Service
The final outcomes of the consultation are documented here. This may include a summary of all contributions collected as well as recommendations for future action.
