Deserted villages, Fiskerton's Iron Age Causeway, Lincoln's Roman Fort, medieval churches and Cold War bunkers are just some of the records residents can now access online.

For the first time, over 75,000 records from Lincolnshire's Historic Environment Record are available to the public online, via the newly launched Lincolnshire Heritage Explorer.

Richard Watts, senior historic environment officer at Lincolnshire County Council, said: "This is such a valuable source of information for local residents and societies, giving them access to thousands of pieces of information about Lincolnshire's archaeological sites and historic buildings.

"The online record has a huge variety of archaeological sites and historic features; from prehistoric artefacts like flint arrowheads and axeheads, settlement sites and the remains of early farming communities, through Roman forts and villa sites, medieval churches, castles and deserted villages, post-medieval industrial sites and transport links (canals, railways, etc.), right up to very recent features, like Second World War airfields and even Cold War bunkers.

"It also records details of all the known archaeological investigations that have been conducted in the county – all the excavations, trial trenches, geophysical surveys and building surveys.

"Furthermore, it signposts to other information about the records – such as such as excavation reports, artefacts in museums, drawings and photographs of sites and buildings."

To find out more visit Historic Environment Record.