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There are 35 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom and the British Overseas Territories. [2] The UNESCO list contains one designated site in both England and Scotland (the Frontiers of the Roman Empire) plus eighteen exclusively in England, six in Scotland, four in Wales, two in Northern Ireland, and one in each of the overseas territories of Bermuda, Gibraltar, the Pitcairn ...
Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS) in Wiltshire, England. The WHS covers two large areas of land separated by about 24 kilometres (15 mi), rather than a specific monument or building. The sites were inscribed as co-listings in 1986.
Blenheim Palace (/ ˈ b l ɛ n ɪ m / BLEN-im [1]) is a country house in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England.It is the seat of the Dukes of Marlborough.Originally called Blenheim Castle, it has been known as Blenheim Palace since the 19th century. [2]
It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. [8] The turf-built Antonine Wall of 142 in what is now central Scotland, which briefly superseded Hadrian's Wall before being abandoned, [9] was declared a World Heritage Site in 2008. [10] [11] Hadrian's Wall marked the boundary between Roman Britannia and unconquered Caledonia to the north.
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This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites around the world by year of inscription, selected during the annual sessions of the World Heritage Committee. [1] [2] The first World Heritage Site in the list is the Galápagos Islands. [3]
The National Heritage List for England was launched in 2011 as the statutory list of all designated historic places including listed buildings and scheduled monuments. [ 1 ] The list is managed by Historic England (formerly part of English Heritage), and is available as an online database with over 400,000 listed buildings, registered parks ...
The UK register recognises documentary heritage of outstanding national importance. Any documentary heritage can be nominated in a biennial application process. The applications are assessed by a panel of experts in the care and use of documentary heritage and successful nominations are ‘inscribed’ onto the register.