553900Updated by FeedsNodeProcessor100014814nmpilayerund148663002115511794900015511794900<p>World Heritage Sites are described by UNESCO as exceptional places of ‘outstanding universal value’ and ‘belonging to all the peoples of the world, irrespective of the territory on which they are located’.<br> <br> The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) seeks to protect and preserve such sites through an international treaty called the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, drawn up in 1972<br> <br> Scottish Ministers identify and put forward sites to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport for nomination.<br> <br> This dataset comprises Scotland's cultural World Heritage Sites.Once a World Heritage Site is inscribed, under the Convention, member states have a duty to protect, conserve and present such sites for future generations.</p>

filtered_html<p>World Heritage Sites are described by UNESCO as exceptional places of ‘outstanding universal value’ and ‘belonging to all the peoples of the world, irrespective of the territory on which they are located’.</p> <p>The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) seeks to protect and preserve such sites through an international treaty called the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, drawn up in 1972</p> <p>Scottish Ministers identify and put forward sites to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport for nomination.</p> <p>This dataset comprises Scotland's cultural World Heritage Sites.Once a World Heritage Site is inscribed, under the Convention, member states have a duty to protect, conserve and present such sites for future generations.</p> 0full_html01470full_html147061975101908Q:\users\GISTeam\Datastore\http://s0413a:9997/RecordViewer.aspx?MetadataRecordID=13880783784http://inspire.hes.scot/arcgis/services/HES/World_Heritage_Sites/MapServer/WMSServer?full_htmlhttp://inspire.hes.scot/arcgis/services/HES/World_Heritage_Sites/MapServer/WMSServer?9610sioc:Itemfoaf:Documentdc:datedc:createdxsd:dateTimedate_iso8601dc:modifiedxsd:dateTimedate_iso8601content:encodedpropertysioc:has_creatorrelfoaf:namesioc:num_repliesxsd:integersioc:last_activity_datexsd:dateTimedate_iso8601https://marine.gov.scot/?q=maps/14700