Scheduled monuments in Wiltshire

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This is a list of scheduled monuments in Wiltshire .

In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a "nationally important" archaeological site or historic building that has been given protection against unauthorised change by being placed on a list (or "schedule") by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport; English Heritage takes the leading role in identifying such sites. [1] Scheduled monuments are defined in the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 and the National Heritage Act 1983. There are about 20,000 scheduled monument entries on the list, which is maintained by English Heritage; more than one site can be included in a single entry.

While a scheduled monument can also be recognised as a listed building, English Heritage considers listed building status as a better way of protecting buildings than scheduled monument status. If a monument is considered by English Heritage to "no longer merit scheduling" it can be descheduled. [2]

List

Wiltshire has over 1,000 scheduled monuments. [3]

ImageName and referenceFeatureLocationNotes
Cattle on the side of Woodborough Hill - geograph.org.uk - 1411953.jpg
Adam's Grave [4] Barrow Alton Barnes
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A Neolithic long barrow
Bulford Kiwi.JPG
Bulford Kiwi [5] Monument bulford
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A chalk figure of a kiwi constructed by the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in 1919
Caen.hill.locks.in.devizes.arp.jpg
Caen Hill Locks [6] Structure Devizes
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A series of lock gates up a hill
Grovely Castle - panoramio.jpg
Grovely Castle [7] Castle Steeple Langford
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An Iron Age fort
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Stonehenge [8] Monument Amesbury
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A prehistoric monument
Swanborough Tump memorial - geograph.org.uk - 87991.jpg
Swanborough Tump [9] Barrow Pewsey
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A bowl barrow

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References

  1. "The Schedule of Monuments". PastScape. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
  2. "Archaeological activities undertaken by English Heritage". English Heritage. Archived from the original on 26 November 2006. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
  3. "The List Search Results for wiltshire | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk.
  4. Historic England. "Adam's Grave (1013032)". National Heritage List for England .
  5. Historic England. "Bulford Kiwi (1443438)". National Heritage List for England .
  6. Historic England. "Caen Hill Locks (1004694)". National Heritage List for England .
  7. Historic England. "Grovely Castle (1005604)". National Heritage List for England .
  8. Historic England. "Stonehenge (1000097)". National Heritage List for England .
  9. Historic England. "Swanborough Tump (1004743)". National Heritage List for England .