Share your knowledge with the national collection

For the first time you can now share your own information and images directly with Canmore, the online database of Scotland’s national collection of buildings, archaeology and industry.

A window to Scotland’s places, Canmore features photographs, maps, drawings and expert information on more than 280,000 places of interest, from abandoned settlements to the local high street, and ancient monuments to historic houses. From today, anyone can share their knowledge with the national collection and upload copies of their own site photos to be seen by other users.

Project manager, Siobhan McConnachie said: “The RCAHMS online database gives access to a lot of information about Scotland’s built heritage. The collection ranges from drawings and photographs of prehistoric sites such as Skara Brae, to iconic modern structures such as the Falkirk Wheel as well as a huge range of material on our everyday buildings from villages to cities across the whole of Scotland.   We know from the work that we do and the people we meet whilst doing it,  that many people have a wealth of information they would like to share with us  that will add to our knowledge of a building’s past or images that will help tell a story.

“We decided that our determination to be as accessible as possible meant making it as easy as it could be for people to contribute their information, stories or reminiscences in a way that could be retained, shared and added to. Since we have already developed a responsive digital web archive, it seemed a logical and exciting step to open it up to the public in this way.”

You can share your information with the national collection in 3 easy steps

1. search for a place in Canmore

2. register / login for free

3. add your information or share an image

“The interactive elements will be self-monitoring. We expect that the majority of entries will come from people who are enthusiastic about Scotland and its culture, and how its story is told through our built heritage”, Siobhan McConnachie said.

These new developments to the Canmore database have been supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.