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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.

In 2017 there were 8238 scheduled monuments in Scotland.

Notable Scheduled Monuments in Fife

Name Location Description Ref No Image
Norman's Law hillfort Dunbog Remains of iron age hill fort SM814
MacDuff's Castle Wemyss Ruined 14th-century castle, dovecote and caves SM817
Abdie Old Kirk Abdie Roofless ruin consecrated in 1242 SM825
Balmerino Abbey Balmerino Ruined 1227 Cistercian abbey SM827
Lindores Abbey Newburgh Remains of 12th-century Tironensian abbey SM836
Ardross Castle Elie Remains of 15th-century square tower SM841
Ballinbreich Castle Flisk Ruined major courtyard castle. SM844
Collairnie Castle Dunbog Ruined L-plan tower-house SM847
Creich Castle Creich Ruined L-plan tower-house SM848
Denmylne Castle Newburgh Ruined tower house SM852
Falkland Palace Falkland Royal palace (excluding South Range and stables) SM854
Newark castle St Monance Ruined castle and dovecote SM866
Culross Palace Culross 15th/16th-century merchant's house SM5288
Balgonie Castle Markinch Courtyard buildings surrounding unscheduled tower-house SM6411
Culross Abbey Culross Remains of medieval abbey SM13334
Aberdour Castle Aberdour Substantial ruins of castle and dovecot SM90002
Dunfermline Abbey Dunfermline Ruined abbey buildings, including the ruined palace, but excluding the abbey church SM90116
Ravenscraig Castle Kirkcaldy Remains of promontary castle SM90244
St Andrews Castle St Andrews Ruined medieval and Renaissance style castle SM90259

See also

References

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