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Map based index (GeoIndex) onshore borehole records
This layer of the Map based index (GeoIndex) shows the location of records of boreholes, shafts and wells from all forms of drilling and site investigation work. Some 850,000 records dating back over 200 years and ranging from one to several thousand metres deep. Currently some 50,000 new records are being added to the collection each year. The dataset available via the GeoIndex is a snapshot, taken at a particular date, of the Single Onshore Borehole Index. Although the GeoIndex is updated at r
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Evidence quality: 32
Listed in data.gov.uk public catalogue API on 2026-10-16; relevance/value screened (haiku).
Metadata checked: 2026-10-14T13:20:00.000Z
Evidence
- https://mapapps2.bgs.ac.uk/geoindex/home.html?layer=BGSBoreholes
- https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/e4366c17-83ac-456b-8d01-d91683461d6a/map-based-index-geoindex-onshore-borehole-records1
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