Scheduled monuments in Aberdeen

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A scheduled monument in Scotland is a nationally important archaeological site or monument which is given legal protection by being placed on a list (or "schedule") maintained by Historic Environment Scotland. The aim of scheduling is to preserve the country's most significant sites and monuments as far as possible in the form in which they have been inherited. [1]

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The process of scheduling is governed by the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979, which aims "to make provision for the investigation, preservation and recording of matters of archaeological or historical interest". The term "scheduled monument" can apply to the whole range of archaeological sites which have been deliberately constructed by human activity but are not always visible above ground. They range from prehistoric standing stones and burial sites, through Roman remains and medieval structures such as castles and monasteries, to later structures such as industrial sites and buildings constructed for the World Wars. Some buildings or structures which were both scheduled and listed have had their listing designations removed to reduce the duplication.

As of 2017 there were 8,238 scheduled monuments in Scotland.

Notable scheduled monuments in Aberdeen

NameLocationDescriptionRef NoImage
Aberdeenshire Canal Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire
Canal SM7674, SM7675, SM8421, SM7583, SM10424 Aberdeenshire Canal at Port Elphinstone.jpg
Bieldside Cairn Bieldside Cairn SM3956 Bieldside Cairn, Cults - geograph.org.uk - 3433657.jpg
Lang Stane of Hilton Hilton Standing Stone SM4263 Lang Stane, Hilton Drive, Aberdeen.jpg
Normandykes Roman camp Peterculter Site of Roman Camp SM2478 View of the North Sea through the Dee Valley from Normandykes - geograph.org.uk - 1376451.jpg
St Machar's Cathedral and graveyard Old Aberdeen High kirk SM90001 St Machar's cathedral entrance.jpg
Tullos Cairn Torry Prehistoric cairn SM4055 Tullos Cairn - geograph.org.uk - 538389.jpg
Torry Battery Torry Artillery battery SM9215 Torry Point Battery - geograph.org.uk - 125785.jpg
Tyrebagger stone circle Dyce Stone circle SM22 Tyrebagger Stone Circle - geograph.org.uk - 257895.jpg

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References

  1. "What is scheduling?". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 2 September 2017.