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.
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.
there were 8,238 scheduled monuments in Scotland, of which approximately 379 were in Angus.
Notable scheduled monuments in Angus Name LocationDescription Ref NoImageColmeallie stone circleEdzellRecumbent stone circle Camus's CrossMonikiePictish free-standing stone crossGlamis 2 cross slabGlamisPictish cross slab Invermark CastleLoch LeeRectangular tower houseFinavon CastleOathlawRemains of a fortified mansionRed CastleInverkeilorRuined 15th-century castleNevay Church, church and burial groundEassie And NevayRemains of Nevay Church and its burial groundBalkello standing stoneTealingPrehistoric standing stoneClova CastleClova, AngusRemains of mediaeval CastleEdzell Old Church and Lindsay Burial AisleEdzellBuried medieval church and burial buildingAberlemno, cross slab and symbol stonesAberlemnoSymbol stones Arbroath AbbeyArbroathRemains of Arbroath AbbeyArdestie souterrainMonikiePrehistoric souterrain (earth-house) Brechin Maison Dieu ChapelBrechinSite of the chapel of Maison Dieu hospitalBrechin Cathedral Round TowerBrechin Round towerCarlungie souterrainMonikiePrehistoric souterrain (earth-house)CaterthunsMenmuirTwo substantial hillfortsEassie Old Church and cross slabEassieRuined church and Pictish stone slabEdzell CastleEdzellRuined castleRestenneth PrioryForfarRuined medieval prioryTealing DovecoteTealingRectangular-shaped late 16th-century doocotTealing Earth HouseTealingIron Age souterrain
See also List of Category A listed buildings in Angus
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