Discover the Stories Behind Our Heritage
Every heritage site has its own story, shaped by the people who have lived there.
Within each county you will discover a growing collection of Heritage Sites and Community Heritage Collections, featuring historical information, photographs and an interactive map to help you explore the places that have shaped our shared past. Many locations also include short videos presented by local historians, providing a personal insight into their history and significance.
Heritage Sites
Explore ancient monuments, hillforts, castles, churches, historic buildings and other places of historical interest that have been researched and documented by local historians, heritage groups and community volunteers. Together, we are creating a valuable community resource that celebrates and preserves the heritage of each county.
Community Heritage Collections
Our heritage is about more than historic places. It is also found in the photographs, stories and memories that capture everyday life in our towns and villages. Many of these collections include photographs dating from the early twentieth century, carefully researched and identified by local history groups to preserve the people, traditions and events that shaped our communities.
Share Your Heritage
Ancient Clans is a living community resource that continues to grow. We welcome contributions of heritage sites, historic photographs, local stories and research that help tell the story of our shared past. By working together, local communities are preserving, celebrating and promoting our heritage for future generations.
Choose a County and Start Exploring!
Heritage is the cultural legacy which we receive from the past, which we live in the present and which we will pass on to future generations.
(UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
Tangible/ built Heritage: e.g.architecture, buried remains, artefacts.
Intangible/ cultural Heritage: e.g. music, language, dance, folklore, crafts
Natural Heritage: e.g. lanscapes, waterways, bogs, plants, wildlife
The videos, images and photographs on the Ancient Clan website belong to those credited directly or to members of the Forum and can not be copied, edited or used without written permission from the photographer.
Walk in the footsteps of Ancient Clans
- choose a location on the map
- discover ancient heritage sites
