Moray 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 Moray

Name Location Description Ref No Image
Rothiemay Castle stone circle Rothiemay Stone circle SM344
Drumin Castle Inveravon, near Glenlivet Ruined tower house SM356
Altyre House inscribed stone Rafford Inscribed stone SM1222
Rodney's Stone Near Brodie Castle, Dyke and Moy Two-metre high Pictish cross slab SM1226
Kinloss Abbey Kinloss Ruined 12th-century Cistercian abbey SM1227
Elgin Castle Elgin Ruined 12th-century castle SM1229
Burghead Fort Burghead Remains of prehistoric promontory fort, graveyard and Clavie Stone SM2205
Sculptor's Cave, Covesea Drainie Prehistoric remains of occupation SM4220
Blervie Castle Rafford Ruined 17th-century Z-plan tower-house SM5625
Burgie Castle Rafford Ruined late medieval tower house and dovecot SM5496
Altyre Old Parish Church Rafford Remains of 14th century church SM5809
Auchindoun Castle Dufftown Ruined 15th-century L-plan towerhouse SM90024
Balvenie Castle Dufftown Ruins of 13th- to 16th-century castle SM90028
Duffus Castle Duffus 13th- to 16th-century tower-house SM90105
Elgin Cathedral Elgin Ruins of 13th-century cathedral SM90142
Spynie Palace Spynie Remains of the palace of the bishops of Moray SM90282
Sueno's Stone Rafford Complex piece of early medieval sculpture SM90292

See also

References

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