The very latest updates to the map will always appear on the National Library of Scotland:
https://maps.nls.uk/projects/field-names/#zoom=10.0&lat=55.97609&lon=-2.81376&b=OSLeisure
A weekly snapshot will appear below: magically every Sunday mornings.
Below is Philip’s “unofficial journal” of project progress, which can be expanded by other contributors or replaced entirely by anything that you want.
The latest posts are experiments in thinking aloud, feel free to remove them, if they’re no longer of use.
- Access Basemaps via Feltby philip ayeWe have a limited set of alternative basemaps available through the Felt mapping tool and served by OS and the National Library of Scotland. Click the map tool to see the drop down options. We can expand this as and when. Please don’t abuse the tool for non “field map” research as the premium OS… Continue reading Access Basemaps via Felt
- How to share the NLS field names mapby philip ayeNavigating the NLS map is straightforward and simple, but how do you share the exact field and mapping layer? Quite simply, first navigate to the farm and field and then choose the mapping layer e.g. the 25″ map. Then zoom in or out as desired. Copy the url and then paste it into an email.… Continue reading How to share the NLS field names map
- Data Snapshotsby philip ayeWe’ve automated a weekly snapshot of the data, in a format called geojson and rendered on the front page of this site (and below). Anyone can download the weekly snapshot directly. The format for the url is: https://ourlocality.org/nls-fieldnames/fieldnames_2025-12-07.geojson The latest snapshot can downloaded always from: https://ourlocality.org/nls-fieldnames/latest.geojson
- The methodologyby philip ayeThe methodology has evolved. Early ambitions included the mapping of old field boundaries, incorporating the 1996 contributions by Sydeserf (some of which are mapped here) and the discussions about which map reference to emply. All this and some good initial datasets (albeit of variable quality) shaped the thinking and the project now has its very… Continue reading The methodology
- Method statementby philip ayeI have taken the Monkrigg example, as it illustrates what we are trying to do: to shoehorn data from different researchers into a single simple template (with some thoughts on the further mods that might be necessary) This is the report: which we turn it into: This is what we want to end up with,… Continue reading Method statement
- Meath & Borgue Methods side by sideby philip ayeHere’s a comparative table of the Borgue Field Name Project and the Meath Field Names Project, showing the key steps and differences in methodology across planning, data collection, recording, and digitisation stages. Both the Borgue and Meath field name projects share a common foundation in combining local knowledge with structured data collection and digital mapping,… Continue reading Meath & Borgue Methods side by side
- The 1:25,000 Iconic Paper and Digital Versionsby philip ayeThe best and most up to date digital maps are a premium service and suitable for light use. There is a very generous initial £1k worth of views free, which renews monthly, so £12k annually. (In theory one could use multiple personal accounts to stay under the limit, but still requires careful monitoring to avoid… Continue reading The 1:25,000 Iconic Paper and Digital Versions
- Tyninghameby Joy DoddNumber Name Grid ref: Information 1 Close Braes Park NT 60717 80771 2 Five Gates Park NT 60840 80314 3 Middle Park NT 61036 80413 4 Easter Park NT 61229 80467 5 Wester Greenspot NT 61417 80564 6 Broad Walk NT 61630 80646 7 Greenspot NT 61893 80752 … Continue reading Tyninghame
- Knowesby Joy DoddNumber Name Grid ref: Information 1 Smeaton field NT60138 78639 Added in exchange for 17/18 when A1 built 2 West Tynninghame bank ` NT60465 78852 Quarry Park in 1848. 2 & 3 now combined 3 East Tynninghame bank NT60792 78995 Clover Park in 1848. 2 & 3 now combined. 4 Dowline NT60622 78638 4 &… Continue reading Knowes