Perth and Kinross 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 Perth and Kinross

Name Location Description Ref No Image
Arnot Tower Scotlandwell Gutted 16th-century tower-house SM996
Ardoch Roman Fort Ardoch Remains of a complex Roman military site SM1601
Coupar Angus Abbey gatehouse Coupar Angus Ruined gatehouse to medieval Cistercian abbey SM1629
Black Castle of Moulin Moulin Ruined castle SM1636
Bertha Roman Fort Redgorton Traces of former Roman Fort of bank of River Tay SM2403
Dundurn Fort Comrie Prehistoric Pictish hillfort SM2885
Inchaffray Abbey Madderty Slight remains of monastic buildings SM3200
Croft Moraig Stone Circle Near Aberfeldy Prehistoric stone circle SM5024
Comrie Castle Dull Small defensive keep on the South bank of the River Lyon SM5507
Coupar Angus Abbey precincts Coupar Angus Subterranean remains of large abbey complex SM5772
Abernethy Round Tower and Pictish Stone Abernethy, Perth and Kinross Medieval round tower with Pictish symbol stone at base SM90005
Balvaird Castle Abernethy, Perth and Kinross Ruined 15th-century L-plan tower-house SM90027
Burleigh Castle Orwell Medieval tower-house SM90045
Dunkeld Cathedral Dunkeld Nave and tower of ruined medieval cathedral SM90119
Huntingtower Castle Tibbermore Connected 15th- and 16th-century towers SM90164
Kinnoull Church, remains of church and churchyard, Perth Kinnoull Remains of a 16th-century church, with monument to George Hay, 1st Earl of Kinnoull SM6627
Lochleven Castle Kinross Remains of castle on Castle Island in Loch Leven SM90204
Tullibardine Chapel Tullibardine 16th-century chapel SM90308
Innerpeffray Collegiate Church Innerpeffray Early-16th-century church[2] SM90170
Elcho Castle Perth Castle SM90140

See also

References

  1. ↑ "What is scheduling?". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Innerpeffray Collegiate Church Of The Blessed Virgin: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland.
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