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Scottish water well records

The collection consists of records for c.5000 wells and springs in Scotland mostly lodged by drillers in compliance with the Water Act. These include data on well construction, water yields, water levels, water chemistry and well lithology. The collection is organised on the One-Inch Geological Sheet basis. Catalogues for wells in Central Scotland were published between 1963 and 1969. The BGS Single Onshore Borehole Index (SOBI) provides a partial digital index to the records.

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Identification info

Metadata Language
English (en)
Dataset Reference Date ()
1870
Identifier

http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13480138

 

British Geological Survey

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Enquiries


The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South

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EDINBURGH

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LOTHIAN

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EH14 4AP

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United Kingdom

0115 936 3142
0115 936 3276
 

British Geological Survey

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Enquiries


The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South

,

EDINBURGH

,

LOTHIAN

,

EH14 4AP

,

United Kingdom

0115 936 3142
0115 936 3276
 

British Geological Survey

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Enquiries


The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South

,

EDINBURGH

,

LOTHIAN

,

EH14 4AP

,

United Kingdom

0115 936 3142
0115 936 3276
 

British Geological Survey

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Enquiries


Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford

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WALLINGFORD

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OXON

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OX10 8BB

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United Kingdom

01491 838800
01491 692345
 

British Geological Survey

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Enquiries


Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford

,

WALLINGFORD

,

OXON

,

OX10 8BB

,

United Kingdom

01491 838800
01491 692345
Maintenance and update frequency
weekly
GEMET - INSPIRE themes
  • Geology
BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences
  • Water

  • Springs

  • Hydrogeology

  • Geology

  • Water wells

Keywords
  • NERC_DDC

Limitations on Public Access
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Other constraints
Access fees contained in BGS charging policy. Some records are held on a 'commercial-in-confidence' basis.
Use constraints
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Other constraints

The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.

Other constraints

Either: (i) the dataset is made freely available, e.g. via the Internet, for a restricted category of use (e.g. educational use only); or (ii) the dataset has not been formally approved by BGS for access and use by external clients under licence, but its use may be permitted under alternative formal arrangements; or (iii) the dataset contains 3rd party data or information obtained by BGS under terms and conditions that must be consulted in order to determine the permitted usage of the dataset. Refer to the BGS staff member responsible for the creation of the dataset if further advice is required. He / she should be familiar with the composition of the dataset, particularly with regard to 3rd party IPR contained in it, and any resultant use restrictions. This staff member should revert to the IPR Section (ipr@bgs.ac.uk) for advice, should the position not be clear. ipr@bgs.ac Either: (i) the dataset is made freely available, e.g. via the Internet, for a restricted category of use (e.g. educational use only); or (ii) the dataset has not been formally approved by BGS for access and use by external clients under licence, but its use may be permitted under alternative formal arrangements; or (iii) the dataset contains 3rd party data or information obtained by BGS under terms and conditions that must be consulted in order to determine the permitted usage of the dataset. Refer to the BGS staff member responsible for the creation of the dataset if further advice is required. He / she should be familiar with the composition of the dataset, particularly with regard to 3rd party IPR contained in it, and any resultant use restrictions. This staff member should revert to the IPR Section (ipr@bgs.ac.uk) for advice, should the position not be clear.

Spatial representation type
textTable
Denominator
10000
Topic category
  • Geoscientific information
Extent

SCOTLAND [id=140000]

Dataset Reference Date ()
1979

Extent

SCT

Dataset Reference Date ()
2009

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Begin date
1870
Additional information

Water Supply Papers of the Geological Survey of Great Britain: Well Catalogue Series - Scotland. (1963-69). Mainly relate to industrial areas of central Scotland.

 

Spatial Reference System

No information provided.

Distribution Information

Data format
  • COLLECTION - Collection of well records. Some of the data is held in the Scottish Groundwater Database

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Resource Locator
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Quality Scope
dataset
Other

dataset

Report

Dataset Reference Date ()
2011
Explanation

See the referenced specification

Degree

Report

Dataset Reference Date ()
2010-12-08
Explanation

See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF

Degree
Statement

Original records from drillers reports and field inventory, in process of digitisation.

Metadata

File identifier
9df8df51-62db-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98 XML
Metadata Language
English (en)
Resource type
dataset
Metadata Date
2023-02-16
Metadata standard name
UK GEMINI
Metadata standard version

2.3

 

British Geological Survey


The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South

,

EDINBURGH

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LOTHIAN

,

EH14 4AP

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United Kingdom

+44 131 667 1000
 
 

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