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Scheduled monuments in Angus

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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]

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, of which approximately 379 were in Angus.

Notable scheduled monuments in Angus

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Name Location Description Ref No Image
Colmeallie stone circle Edzell Recumbent stone circle SM116
Camus's Cross Monikie Pictish free-standing stone cross SM148
Glamis 2 cross slab Glamis Pictish cross slab SM152
Invermark Castle Loch Lee Rectangular tower house SM2462
Finavon Castle Oathlaw Remains of a fortified mansion SM2464
Red Castle Inverkeilor Ruined 15th-century castle SM2925
Nevay Church, church and burial ground Eassie And Nevay Remains of Nevay Church and its burial ground SM3002
Balkello standing stone Tealing Prehistoric standing stone SM6145
Clova Castle Clova, Angus Remains of mediaeval Castle SM6913
Edzell Old Church and Lindsay Burial Aisle Edzell Buried medieval church and burial building SM13613
Aberlemno, cross slab and symbol stones Aberlemno Symbol stones SM90004
Arbroath Abbey Arbroath Remains of Arbroath Abbey SM90018
Ardestie souterrain Monikie Prehistoric souterrain (earth-house) SM90021
Brechin Maison Dieu Chapel Brechin Site of the chapel of Maison Dieu hospital SM90040
Brechin Cathedral Round Tower Brechin Round tower SM90041
Carlungie souterrain Monikie Prehistoric souterrain (earth-house) SM90059
Caterthuns Menmuir Two substantial hillforts SM90069
Eassie Old Church and cross slab Eassie Ruined church and Pictish stone slab SM90125
Edzell Castle Edzell Ruined castle SM90136
Restenneth Priory Forfar Ruined medieval priory SM90246
Tealing Dovecote Tealing Rectangular-shaped late 16th-century doocot SM90298

See also

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References

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