National Monuments Record of Scotland
Encyclopedia
The National Monuments Record of Scotland (NMRS) was the term used for the archive
of the sites, monuments and buildings of Scotland
's past maintained by Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland
. The separate name for the archive is no longer given prominence in RCAHMS corporate publications. The NMRS was created when the Scottish National Buildings Record (itself founded in 1942) was transferred to the RCAHMS in 1966.
There are 240,000 archaeological sites, monuments and buildings recorded in CANMORE
, the NMRS database. The NMRS also holds a collection of photographs, drawings and manuscripts.
Archive
An archive is a collection of historical records, or the physical place they are located. Archives contain primary source documents that have accumulated over the course of an individual or organization's lifetime, and are kept to show the function of an organization...
of the sites, monuments and buildings of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
's past maintained by Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland
The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland is an executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government 'sponsored' [financed and with oversight] through Historic Scotland, an executive agency of the Scottish Government...
. The separate name for the archive is no longer given prominence in RCAHMS corporate publications. The NMRS was created when the Scottish National Buildings Record (itself founded in 1942) was transferred to the RCAHMS in 1966.
There are 240,000 archaeological sites, monuments and buildings recorded in CANMORE
CANMORE
Canmore is an online database maintained by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The Canmore database is a part of the National Monuments Record of Scotland and contains information on 240,000 archaeological sites, monuments, and buildings in Scotland.-...
, the NMRS database. The NMRS also holds a collection of photographs, drawings and manuscripts.