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Hi Meredith, We have plenty of blanket peat here in the Dales - in the order of hundreds of km2 , we don't record it into the HER, although do record features such as peat cuttings, and where we find out about them - things from within the peat e.g. evidence of palaeoforests, and including a couple of antiquarian references to bog bodies. A regional moorland project which finished a couple of years back collated all of the published info on pollen diagrams and one item on my task list is to make sure we have events/sources for all of these. I'm not sure what the benefit of just identifying peat (for us) in the HER would be when there's so much of it. I guess there might be more benefit in identifying those locations that will have particularly complete palaeoenvironmental sequences - raised mires etc. But there is an interesting question in that most of the environmental assessment of peat (here), has focussed on obtaining information from the most complete sequences, rather than proximity to particular archaeological landscapes. For the last five years or so, there have been numerous moorland restoration projects on the higher ground - and we try to ensure these are informed by arch survey work - often including some kind of rapid assessment of the peat - recording of grenzhorizonts - tree remains etc - in HER terms it all goes in as events and sources.. All the best, Miles From: Issues related to Historic Environment Records [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Wiggins, Meredith Sent: 06 June 2014 10:18 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Friday Question: Recording Peat Happy Friday! Question: How do you record peat? In my non-HER role, as the Heritage Data Coordinator for the East of England (Lucy Richardson's job share), I'm working with colleagues from various parts of EH on a plan to digitise our intertidal and coastal peat database. As a prelude to this (and to inform myself on the state of peat recording), I thought I would throw a question out to you- to be answered in brief or at length -- whatever you decide! Here in the GLHER peat is recorded as a monument, in a fairly descriptive way...but obviously in rural environments this may not be deemed to be necessary. Do some of you not record peat at all, or just as a footnote? I'm particularly interested in hearing from those of you in peat-heavy areas....but more generally, I hope you can all take a minute and let me know your thoughts! Thanks! Meredith This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain personal views which are not the views of English Heritage unless specifically stated. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system and notify the sender immediately. Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in reliance on it. Any information sent to English Heritage may become publicly available. Portico: your gateway to information on sites in the National Heritage Collection; have a look and tell us what you think. http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/professional/archives-and-collections/portico/ ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Warning This email and any attachments may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. They are intended solely for the named recipient(s), and must not be used by, or copied or disclosed to, any other persons. If you are not an intended recipient please accept our apologies, contact us to let us know the email has gone astray, and then delete it. Unauthorised copying, distribution or disclosure is prohibited and may be unlawful. Unless otherwise indicated, copyright in the email and all attachments belong to the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority. Although this email and any attachments are believed to be free of any virus or other defects that might affect any computer or IT system into which they are received, no responsibility is accepted by the sender for any loss or damage arising out of any malicious software, virus or other defect. This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________