HERO
HER Officer
HHA
Historic Houses Association
HLC
Historic Landscape Characterisation
HLF
Heritage Lottery Fund
HLS
Higher Level Scheme
HM
Her Majesty
HMSO
Her Majesty’s Stationery Office
HS
Historic Scotland
HSLAC
Historic Settlements and Landscapes Advisory Committee
IAI
Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland
ICC
Ice Cream Carton
ICOMOS UK
International Council on Monuments and Sites UK
IFA
Institute of Field Archaeologists
IHBC
Institute of Historic Building Conservation
JISC
Joint Information Systems Committee
JNAPC
Joint Nautical Archaeology Policy Committee
KS
Key Stage
LB
Listed Building
LBS
Listed Building System
LDF
Local Development Framework
LHI
Local Heritage Initiative
LIDAR
Laser Induced Direction and Range System
LNR
Local Nature Reserve
LSC
Learning and Skills Council
LSP
Local Strategic Partnership
LTSN
Learning Teaching Support Network
MA
Museums Association
mAOD
metres Above Ordnance Datum
MAP
Management of Archaeological Projects
MDA
Museums Documentation Association
MIDAS
Monuments Inventory Data Standard
MLA
Museums Libraries and Archives Council
MoLAS
Museum of London Archaeology Service
MORPH
MORPHological and spatial attributes of sites in aerial photographs
MoW
Ministry of Works
MPP
Monuments Protection Programme
MSA 1995
Merchant Shipping Act 1995
NAS
Nautical Archaeology Society
NCMD
National Council for Metal Detecting
NE
English Government Office Region: North East
NFA
No Further Action
NGR
National Grid Reference
NLS
National Libraries of Scotland
NMHPS
National Monuments and Historic Properties Service (Ireland)
NMI
National Museum of Ireland
NMLS
National Map Library of Scotland
NMP
National Mapping Programme (English Heritage)
NMR
National Monuments Record
NMRS
National Monuments Record Scotland
NNR
National Nature Reserve
NPPG
National Planning Policy Guidance
NSA
New Statistical Account 1845
NT
National Trust
NTS
National Trust for Scotland
NW
English Government Office Region: North West
OASIS
Online Access to the Index of Archaeological Investigations
OD
Ordnance Datum
ODPM
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
OPW
Office of Public Works (Ireland)
OS
Ordnance Survey
OSA
Old Statistical Account 1791-99
OSNB
Ordnance Survey Name Book
PAN
Planning Advice Note
PARIS
Preservation of Archaeological Remains in Situ
PAS
Portable Antiquities Scheme
PATOIS
Publications and Archives in Teaching: Online Information Sources
PAWG
Portable Antiquities Working Group
PCT
Pseudo-Count Transformation
PMRA 1985
Protection of Military Remains Act 1985
PPG
Planning Policy Guidance
PPS
Planning Policy Statement
PPS
Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society
PRO
Public Records Office
PSAS
Proceedings of the Society Antiquaries of Scotland
PTF
Plough Truncated Feature
PWA 1973
Protection of Wrecks Act 1973
QLTR
Queen’s and Lord Treasurer’s Remembrancer
RCAHMS
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland
RCAHMW
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales
RDA
Regional Development Agency
REC
Recording projects
RIGS
Regionally Important Geological Site
RoW
Receiver of Wreck
RSS
Regional Spatial Strategy
RSS
Rural Stewardship Scheme
SA
Sustainability Appraisal
SAA
Society for American Archaeology
SAIR
Scottish Archaeological Internet Report
SAM
Scheduled Ancient Monument
SCAUM
Standing Committee of Archaeological Unit Managers
SCOLA
Standing Conference on London Archaeology
SCoPA
Standing Conference on Portable Antiquities
SE
English Government Office Region: South East
SEA
Strategic Environmental Assessment
SHA
Society for Historical Archaeology
SINC
Site of Importance for Nature Conservation
SMA
Society of Museum Archaeologists
SMC
Scheduled Monument Consent
SMR
Sites and Monuments Record
SPAB
Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings