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There are 35 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom and the British Overseas Territories. [2] The UNESCO list contains one designated site in both England and Scotland (the Frontiers of the Roman Empire) plus eighteen exclusively in England, seven in Scotland, four in Wales, two in Northern Ireland, and one in each of the overseas ...
World Heritage Sites are regarded as being worthy of preservation due to their universal value to humanity, for both present and future generations, and are listed by UNESCO. There are currently 33 recognised sites in the UK and we look after places at nine UNESCO World Heritage sites.
From the ancient landscape and monuments of Stonehenge, the Jurassic Coast packed with 150 million years of life, to the lonely island of St Kilda evacuated after four thousand years of human occupation, UNESCO World Heritage sites tell the unique story of the UK’s contribution to the world.
4 days ago · 26 July 2024. Site to become world’s first peatland bog to gain world heritage status. Becomes Scotland’s first natural world heritage site, joining the likes of the Grand Canyon and the Great ...
Seven sites in the UK and its overseas territories are in the running to win Unesco World Heritage status. York city centre, Birkenhead Park and an iron age settlement in Shetland are among...
Jul 28, 2021 · The slate landscape of north-west Wales has become the UK's 33rd site, external on the prestigious list after the World Heritage Committee approved the UK bid.
4 days ago · After an almost 40-year campaign, a stunning but little-known UK landscape has been awarded world heritage status. The Flow Country of Caithness and Sutherland in the far north of Scotland covers ...
