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 The Historic Environment Record (formerly known
as the Sites and Monuments Record), is an extensive collection
of information relating to Kent's heritage. This computerised
database has information on over 40,000 archaeological sites,
historic buildings and landscapes. It also contains over 4,000
archaeological reports as well as aerial photographs and
historic maps.
The records in the Historic Environment Record (HER) cover sites
dating from the palaeolithic period (c.750,000 BC) to the present
day. These include a wide range of monuments such as iron age
hillforts, Roman villas, medieval castles and water mills, and 20th
century pillboxes and Cold War bunkers.
Following our successful 'Exploring Kent's Past' project,
supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Kent HER database is
now available online. You can explore the archaeological history of
your town or village, research a particular period or theme or
learn more about a site that you already know.
Start Exploring Kent's Past (opens in
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