Midlothian 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 Midlothian

Name Location Description Ref No Image
Choir of St Nicholas Church Dalkeith Ruined choir of St Nicholas parish church SM1188
Brunstane Castle Penicuik Ruined 16th-century L-plan tower-house SM1192
Rosslyn Castle Lasswade Remains of great 15th-century castle SM1208
St Kentigern's Church and the Clerk Mausoleum Penicuik Ruined 17th-century church and mausoleum SM2145
Newbyres Castle Borthwick Ruined 16th-century tower house SM5652
Rosslyn Chapel nave and St Matthew's church Roslin Burial ground and buried remains of chapel nave and of St Matthew's church SM6458
Crichton Castle Crichton Ruined 14th century tower house SM13585
Castle Law hillfort Glencorse Iron Age hillfort and souterrain SM90064

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References

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