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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 8,239 scheduled monuments in Scotland.

Notable scheduled monuments in Aberdeenshire

Name Location Description Ref No Image
Old Parish Church of St Talorgan Fordyce Ruined church SM352
Parkhouse Hill stone circle (Aikey Brae) Old Deer Recumbent stone circle SM2
Berrybrae stone circle Crimond, Lonmay Prehistoric stone circle SM8
Cothiemuir Hill Keig Prehistoric stone circle SM17
Broomend henge, standing stones and symbol stone Port Elphinstone Prehistoric henge and avenue SM18
Christchurch, stone circle and standing stone, Midmar Midmar Recumbent stone circle SM32
Old Keig stone circle Keig Recument stone circle SM40
Sunhoney Midmar Recumbent stone circle SM44
Whitehill stone circle Bogmore Wood, Monymusk Recumbent stone circle SM55
Tap o' Noth Rhynie Hill Fort SM63
Ardlair Stone Kennethmont Pictish symbol stone SM65
Craw Stane Rhynie Class 1 Pictish symbol stone SM69
Kintore symbol stone Kintore Pictish symbol stone SM76
Balquhain Castle Chapel of Garioch Remains of a tower house SM90
Doune of Invernochty motte Strathdon Medieval motte SM94
Hill of Dunnideer, fort, platform settlement and tower Insch Prehistoric fort SM95
Inverallochy Castle Rathen Ruinous large courtyard castle SM97
Inverugie Castle Inverugie 16th-century Tower House SM98
The Bass and Little Bass Inverurie Motte-and-bailey castle and earthworks SM99
Boyne Castle Boyndie 16th-century quadrangular castle SM354
Eslie stone circle (ESE of Eslie) Banchory Recumbent stone circle SM976
Eslie stone circle (South of Eslie) Banchory Recumbent stone circle SM977
Nine Stanes (Mulloch Wood) stone circle Banchory Recumbent stone circle SM979
Old Bourtreebush stone circle Banchory-Devenick Remains of stone circle SM980
Dunnottar Castle Dunnottar Ruinous castle SM986
Dundarg Castle New Aberdour Traces of prehistoric fort/remains of medieval castle SM2450
Ravenscraig Castle Peterhead Ruined 15th-century L-shaped tower-house SM2496
Gight Castle Fyvie Ruined 16th-century castle SM2508
Findlater Castle Sandend Ruined medieval castle SM2846
Banff Castle Banff Traces of medieval castle SM2927
Old Slains Castle Slains Ruined medieval tower house SM3250
Esslemont Castle Ellon, Aberdeenshire Ruined Tower House SM3400
Balquhain stone circle Chapel of Garioch Recumbent stone circle SM3961
Balbridie timber hall Banchory Site of a Neolithic long house SM4084
Capo long barrow Fettercairn Neolithic long burial barrow SM4444
Pittulie Castle Pitsligo Ruined 16th/17th-century castle SM5578
Eden Castle Near Banff Ruined 16th/17th century towerhouse SM5638
Conzie Castle (Bognie Castle) Huntly Ruined 17th-century house SM5899
Fedderate Castle New Deer 15th-century stronghold SM5951
Pitsligo Castle Pitsligo 15th/18th-century ruined courtyard castle SM6146
Old Aberdour Kirk Aberdour, Aberdeenshire Ruined St Drostran's kirk and graveyard SM6155
Ellon Castle Ellon Remains of a late medieval/early modern castle SM7333
Cowie Castle Cowie Traces of medieval castle SM9742
Glenkindie House souterrain Towie Prehistoric souterrain (underground store) SM10953
Asloun Castle Alford Round tower, remains of a larger building SM11392
Corgarff Castle Corgarff 16th century castle SM90080
Cullerlie stone circle Echt Prehistoric stone circle SM90088
Culsh souterrain Tarland Iron Age souterrain (underground storage chamber) SM90091
East Aquhorthies stone circle Inverurie Prehistoric recumbent stone circle SM90126
Glenbuchat Castle Glenbuchat Ruined z-plan tower hooooouse SM90151
Huntly Castle Huntly Remains of L-plan castle SM90165
Kildrummy Castle Kildrummy Remains of medieval castle SM90181
Maiden Stone Chapel of Garioch Pictish cross-slab symbol stone SM90210
Picardy Stone Insch Class I Pictish symbol stone SM90239
St John's Church, Gamrie Gardenstown Ruined church and burial ground SM5678
Tolquhon Castle Tarves Ruined 15th/16th-century castle SM90302
Tomnaverie stone circle Coull Recumbent stone circle SM90303

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References

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