How much did the Gazetteer for Scotland cost to create?
Building the sophisticated web-based database system which lies behind the Gazetteer for Scotland, and especially collecting all the data, has already cost in the region of £250,000. We estimate the annual cost of maintaining the information to be at least £30,000. Neither the University of Edinburgh, nor the Royal Scottish Geographical Society has the resources to cover this cost, and in practice, the maintainance of the system is undertaken through the enthusiasm of the editors.
