East Lothian shown within Scotland

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.

In 2017 there were 8238 scheduled monuments in Scotland.

Notable Scheduled Monuments in East Lothian

Name Location Description Ref No Image
Black Castle Garvald Iron Age hillfort SM745
White Castle Fort Garvald Iron Age hill fort SM756
Keith Marischal Kirk and Dovecot Humbie Ruined chapel of early Norman Gothic style and dovecot SM758
Barnes Castle Haddington Remains of fortified grange SM764
Bass Castle Bass Rock Ruined castle SM765
Red Friar's Monastery Dovecot Dunbar 15th-century former bell tower SM767
Preston Tower and dovecot Prestonpans Late medieval towerhouse and dovecot SM774
Redhouse Castle Aberlady Ruined 16th-century fortified tower-house SM775
Saltcoats Castle Dirleton 16th-century courtyard castle SM776
Gamelshiel Castle Stenton Remains of small 16th century towerhouse SM5606
Garleton Castle Athelstaneford Ruined 16th-century castle SM6049
Tantallon Castle North Berwick Ruined 14th-century towers SM13326
Hailes Castle Prestonkirk Ruined 13th-century castle SM13330
Chesters Hill Fort Drem, Athelstaneford Multivallate fort of later prehistoric date SM90072
Dirleton Castle, dovecot and gardens Dirleton Ruined castle SM90096
Preston Market Cross Prestonpans Mercat SM90242
St Martin's Kirk Haddington Ruined medieval church SM90159

See also

References

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