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Geotechnical site investigation records: Scotland and Northern England.

The collection of over 19,000 site investigation reports for Scotland and Northern England consists of records of boreholes, trial pits, geotechnical results and interpretative reports acquired from various sources. The collection started c.1960 to cater for the increasing amount of post-war shallow drilling for building and road construction which was kept separately by the Survey from the Borehole Journal collection reserved for deeper geologist examined mineral bores. The site investigation reports are available for consultation on microfilm. Only the factual parts of reports are available for public inspection. Reports for Northern England are held in the Shallow Borehole File (SB), now no longer added to. All site investigation reports (except SB files) are indexed on the Land Survey Record Index (LSRI) and all boreholes and trial pits contained in the reports (those with adequate site plans) are indexed on the Single Onshore Borehole Index (SOBI).

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Identification info

Metadata Language
English (en)
Dataset Reference Date ()
1950
Identifier

http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13480149

 

British Geological Survey

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Enquiries


The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South

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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


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


Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth

,

NOTTINGHAM

,

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

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NG12 5GG

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United Kingdom

0115 936 3143
0115 936 3276
 

British Geological Survey

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Enquiries


Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth

,

NOTTINGHAM

,

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

,

NG12 5GG

,

United Kingdom

0115 936 3143
0115 936 3276
Maintenance and update frequency
daily
GEMET - INSPIRE themes
  • Geology
BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences
  • Boreholes

  • Site investigations

  • Geology

Keywords
  • NERC_DDC

Limitations on Public Access
otherRestrictions
Other constraints
Access fees contained in BGS charging policy. Some SI reports commercial-in-confidence. Interpretative parts of reports not available to public.
Use constraints
otherRestrictions
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
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Denominator
10000
Topic category
  • Geoscientific information
Extent

NORTHERN ENGLAND [id=151000]

Dataset Reference Date ()
1979

Extent

SCOTLAND [id=140000]

Dataset Reference Date ()
1979

Extent

SCT

Dataset Reference Date ()
2009

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Begin date
1950
Additional information

All non-confidential data held by NGRC(N) is available to users. Concentrated mainly in areas of urban development and major roads.

 

Spatial Reference System

No information provided.

Distribution Information

Data format
  • REPORT

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  • COLLECTION - Site investigation report collection. Available as microfiche; c.50% of which is available as hard copy.

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Resource Locator
BGS Homepage (

HTTP

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The BGS Homepage is an entry point to the BGS data services.

Resource Locator
BGS Homepage (

HTTP

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The BGS Homepage is an entry point to the BGS data services.

 
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

Site Exploration (SE) files set up by the Survey's South Lowland Unit c.1960.

Metadata

File identifier
9df8df51-62e3-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98 XML
Metadata Language
English (en)
Resource type
dataset
Metadata Date
2023-03-27
Metadata standard name
UK GEMINI
Metadata standard version

2.3

 

British Geological Survey


The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South

,

EDINBURGH

,

LOTHIAN

,

EH14 4AP

,

United Kingdom

+44 131 667 1000
 
 

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