Built and Natural Heritage
11.36 Of the 350,000 records of monuments and archaeological sites on the English Heritage Past Heritage database for England, 22% of the total (76,589) are in the South West. The region also has 35% of all scheduled monuments in England and hosts 24% of the national List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historical Interest. The National Trust open 83 historic houses and gardens in the South West and English Heritage open over 100 sites, including Stonehenge and Tintagel Castle.
11.37 The region's outstanding natural heritage assets include the Cotswolds, Mendips, Quantocks, the National Parks of Dartmoor and Exmoor, and coastlines of Dorset and Cornwall. There are 4 UNESCO World Heritage Sites within the South West: Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites; the City of Bath; Dorset and East Devon Coast (the Jurassic Coast); and the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape.