PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage·Page 8·1.1
Planning and Conservation of Archaeological and Built Heritage
Northern Ireland's landscape reflects 9,000 years of human activity, creating a rich but vulnerable legacy of archaeological and historic features including tombs, forts, castles, churches, and buildings of various types. These features are significant sources of information about the past and serve as landmarks in present surroundings.
The modern landscape of Northern Ireland is the result of some 9,000 years of human activity and change on the natural topography which has left us with a rich but vulnerable legacy. Archaeological and historic features such as tombs and forts, castles and churches, townhouses and farmhouses, grand architecture and vernacular buildings, industrial features and planned parklands are all significant sources of information about our past, and are often landmarks in our present surroundings.
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