West 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.

As of 2017 there were 8,238 scheduled monuments in Scotland.

Notable scheduled monuments in West Lothian

Name Location Description Ref No Image
Abercorn Castle Abercorn Remains of castle SM7869
Cairns Castle Mid Calder Remains of 15th-century rectangular tower-house SM1193
Duntarvie Castle Abercorn 16th-century oblong 3-storey block with square 4-storey towers SM1905
Almondell Aqueduct Mid Calder Cast-iron trough aqueduct of 25m span SM4242
Abercorn Church carved stones Abercorn Carved gravestones in Session House SM7545
Linlithgow Palace, Peel and Royal park. Linlithgow Linlithgow Palace and the Royal Park, including Linlithgow Loch, the ground beneath St Michael's Church and the church burial ground. SM13099
Cairnpapple Hill Torphichen Prehistoric ceremonial complex on summit SM90053
Torphichen Preceptory Torphichen Remains of 12th-century preceptory SM90305

See also

References

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