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Somerset Historic Environment Publications Publications

Guidance

The Somerset Archaeological Handbook

Information, standards and guidance on work in the historic environment of Somerset. Revised 2017 edition (23/11/2017).

Minor amendments. (2) Digital archiving and deposition and storage charges. (3) Revised planning charges (17/1/2018). (4) Revised implentation date for planning charges. (5) Clarification of building record archiving (5/3/2018). (6) Clarification of deposition charges (6/4/2018). (7) Clarification of archiving requirements in sections 1.3.2, 5.4, 7.17, 9.2, 10.2, 10.3.5, 11.2 (25/11/2021).

The Somerset Historic Landscape Characterisation (HLC) Guide
Information on the methodology used to prepare the HLC layer in the HER.

Surveys

The Somerset Urban Archaeological Surveys (EUS)
Detailed archaeological assessments of the towns of Somerset.
Claylands Survey Part 1
Aerial photographic survey of the clayland areas of the Somerset Levels. Part 1 (1984-85)
Claylands Survey Part 2
Aerial photographic survey of the clayland areas of the Somerset Levels. Part 2 (1985-86)
Quantock Hills AONB Survey
Aerial photographic survey of the Quantock Hills AONB (1989).
Mendip Hills AONB Survey
Aerial photographic survey of the Mendip Hills AONB (1992).
RAF Culmhead
Survey and condition (2001) report on the Second World War airfield.

Books

Somerset Archaeology
Papers to mark 150 years of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society.