Scheduled monuments in Essex

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There are 425 scheduled monuments in the county of Essex, England. [1] These protected sites date from the Neolithic period in some cases and include barrows, moated sites, ruined abbeys, castles, and a windmill. [2] In the United Kingdom, the scheduling of monuments was first initiated to ensure the preservation of "nationally important" archaeological sites or historic buildings. Protection given to scheduled monuments under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979. [3]

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Notable scheduled monuments in Essex

ImageNameLocationDateNotes
Battle Abbey, gatehouse.jpg Colchester Castle 51°53′26″N0°54′11″E / 51.890589°N 0.903047°E / 51.890589; 0.903047 1st century AD – 11th century ADThe monument includes a Roman fort, the remains of a Roman settlement, a classical temple, a late Anglo-Saxon chapel and a Norman castle. [4]
Hadleigh Castle, Essex 6.jpg Hadleigh Castle 51°32′40″N0°36′32″E / 51.5444°N 0.6090°E / 51.5444; 0.6090 After 1215 ADThis is the only surviving example of an enclosure castle in Essex and an associated dam and watermill. [5]
The Keep, Hedingham Castle, Essex - geograph.org.uk - 3079561.jpg Hedingham Castle 51°59′33″N0°36′04″E / 51.99250°N 0.60111°E / 51.99250; 0.60111 Late 11th-early 12th centuryA ringwork castle and tower-keep. It is the best example of a Norman tower-keep in England. [6]
St Giles Ruins. - geograph.org.uk - 1493412.jpg The Leper Hospital of St Giles 51°43′37″N0°40′03″E / 51.726898°N 0.667409°E / 51.726898; 0.667409 Late 12th centurySt Giles is the only surviving leper hospital in Essex. The above ground ruins are most likely the hospital chapel. [7] [8]
Ruins of Priory Church of St Botolph 1.JPG St Botolph's Priory 51°53′15″N0°54′15″E / 51.88749°N 0.90429°E / 51.88749; 0.90429 1093 ADSt Botolph's was the first Augustinian priory in England. It is a notable example of early Norman architecture. [9] [10]
Colchester StJohns AbbeyGate.jpg St John's Abbey, Colchester 51°53′7.96″N0°54′5.67″E / 51.8855444°N 0.9015750°E / 51.8855444; 0.9015750 1095 ADThe above-ground remains of the Benedictine abbey include sections of the precinct wall and the abbey gatehouse. The gatehouse was built around 1400. [11]
Stansted Mountfitchet mill.jpg Stansted Mountfitchet Windmill 51°54′04″N0°11′38″E / 51.901°N 0.194°E / 51.901; 0.194 1787 ADA 5-storey brick tower windmill built in 1787. It is not currently in service, but the windmill's cap and sails are functioning and it has all the original machinery. [12] [13]
Old St Peter - geograph.org.uk - 390738.jpg St Peter's Church, Wickham Bishops 51°46′11″N0°38′36″E / 51.7698°N 0.6434°E / 51.7698; 0.6434 11th centuryA redundant church in the village of Wickham Bishops. The building was abandoned after 1850 when a new church was built. [14]
Mountfitchet Castle - geograph.org.uk - 904600.jpg Stansted Mountfitchet Castle 51°54′09″N0°12′07″E / 51.90261°N 0.20192°E / 51.90261; 0.20192 After 1096 ADA Norman ringwork and bailey fortification. The site is currently in use as a Living history museum. [15]

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There are 563 scheduled monuments in the county of Gloucestershire, England. These protected sites date from the Neolithic period in some cases and include barrows, moated sites, ruined abbeys, castles, Roman villas and tithe barns. In the United Kingdom, the scheduling of monuments was first initiated to ensure the preservation of "nationally important" archaeological sites or historic buildings. Protection is given to scheduled monuments under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.

There are 225 scheduled monuments in the county of Hertfordshire, England. These protected sites date from the Neolithic period and include barrows, ruined abbeys, castles, and Iron Age hill forts. In the United Kingdom, the scheduling of monuments was first initiated to ensure the preservation of "nationally important" archaeological sites or historic buildings. Protection is given to scheduled monuments under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.

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There are 486 scheduled monuments in the county of Norfolk, England. These protected sites date in some cases from the Neolithic period, and include barrows, medieval settlements, ruined abbeys, castles, and windmills. In the United Kingdom, the scheduling of monuments was first initiated to ensure the preservation of "nationally important" archaeological sites and historic buildings. Protection is given to scheduled monuments under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.

There are 499 scheduled monuments in the county of Shropshire, England. These protected sites date in some cases from the Neolithic period, and include stone circles, ruined abbeys, castles, Iron Age hillforts and Roman villas. In the United Kingdom, the scheduling of monuments was first initiated to ensure the preservation of "nationally important" archaeological sites and historic buildings. Protection is given to scheduled monuments under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.

There are 402 scheduled monuments in the county of Suffolk, England. These protected sites date in some cases from the Neolithic period, and include stone circles, ruined abbeys, castles, an Anglo-Saxon ship burial windmills. In the United Kingdom, the scheduling of monuments was first initiated to ensure the preservation of "nationally important" archaeological sites and historic buildings. Protection is given to scheduled monuments under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.

References

  1. ↑ "Scheduled monuments in Essex". Historic England. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Scheduled Ancient Monuments in the Historic County of Dorset". Ancient Monuments UK. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Scheduled Monuments". Historic England. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  4. ↑ Historic England. "Colchester Castle and the Temple of Claudius (1002217)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  5. ↑ Historic England. "Hadleigh Castle: an enclosure castle and an associated dam and mill (1014795)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  6. ↑ Historic England. "Hedingham Castle (1002218)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "St Giles' Hospital, Remains". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  8. ↑ Historic England. "The medieval leper hospital of St Giles (1020915)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  9. ↑ Historic England. "St Botolph's Augustinian Priory (1013764)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "St Botolph's Priory". Britain Express. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  11. ↑ Historic England. "The Benedictine Abbey of St John (1015015)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  12. ↑ Historic England. "Stansted Windmill (1002169)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  13. ↑ "Stansted Mountfitchet Windmill". The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB). Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  14. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Peter (1111019)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  15. ↑ Historic England. "Stansted Castle: a ringwork and associated bailey 100m north of Elms Farm (1009311)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 7 March 2023.
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