South Ayrshire 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 South Ayrshire

Name Location Description Ref No Image
Alloway Kirk Alloway Ruined church which features in Burn's poem Tam o' Shanter SM308
Ardstinchar Castle Ballantrae Ruined medieval castle SM311
Craigie Castle Craigie Remains of medieval castle SM315
Dalquharran Old Castle Dailly Remnants of old 15th-century castle SM316
Bencallen Hill Cairn Barr Prehistoric chambered cairn SM3890
Old Parish Church, Prestwick Prestwick Ruins of 12th/13th-century St Nicholas church SM5883
Dunure Castle and Dovecot Maybole Ruined medieval castle and 16th-century dovecot SM6105
Crossraguel Abbey Kirkoswald Extensive remains of the 13th-century Cluniac Abbey SM90087
Dundonald Castle Dundonald Castle rebuilt by King Robert II SM90112
Maybole Collegiate Church Maybole Remains of the collegiate church of St Mary SM90212

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References

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