Template:Canmore/doc
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This template is used to provide a link to the Canmore online database of Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment (http://canmore.org.uk/) for a specified monument record in Scotland. Formerly maintained by RCAHMS, since 2015 it is maintained by Historic Environment Scotland.
The database record contains nearly 320,000 records on buildings, archaeological, industrial and maritime sites across Scotland.
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Usage
Required parameter
- num: The monument number from the database.
Optional parameters
- desc: The name of the database entry. If this parameter is not used default text "Monument No." will be displayed instead.
- access-date: The date information was retrieved from the database. Alias: accessdate
- postscript: Controls the closing punctuation for the citation. Defaults to a period (
.); for no terminating punctuation set to|postscript=none - fewer-links: Use
|fewer-links=yesto remove repeated links where the template is used more than once in an article.
Examples
{{Canmore |num=4121}} gives:
Historic Environment Scotland. "Monument No. 4121". Canmore.
{{Canmore |num=4121 |desc=Lewis, Dun Carloway}} gives:
Historic Environment Scotland. "Lewis, Dun Carloway (4121)". Canmore.
{{Canmore |num=4121 |desc=Lewis, Dun Carloway |access-date=11 November 2025}} gives:
Historic Environment Scotland. "Lewis, Dun Carloway (4121)". Canmore. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
{{Canmore |num=4121 |desc=Lewis, Dun Carloway |access-date=11 November 2025 |fewer-links=yes}} gives:
Historic Environment Scotland. "Lewis, Dun Carloway (4121)". Canmore. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
Template data
TemplateData for Canmore
Syntax error in JSON.
See also
- {{PastScape}} — provides a link to the Historic England, Pastscape database