There are 379 scheduled monuments in the county of Oxfordshire, England. These protected sites date in some cases from the Neolithic period, and include stone circles, a medieval tithe barn, ruined abbeys, castles, and Roman villas. In the United Kingdom, the scheduling of monuments was first initiated to ensure the preservation of "nationally important" archaeological sites and historic buildings. Protection is given to scheduled monuments under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.
Notable scheduled monuments in Oxfordshire This is a partial list of scheduled monuments in Oxfordshire. Image Name Location DateNotes Carfax Conduit 1610 AD Stone water conduit that supplied the city of Oxford with water until 1787. Devil's Quoits 4000–5000 BC The monument is an important class II circle henge monument of the Late Neolithic era. Great Coxwell Barn 1292 AD notes North Leigh Roman Villa c. 100 AD Large courtyard-style Roman villa. Oxford Castle 1071 AD Ruined medieval castle. Mostly destroyed during the English Civil War. Rollright Stones 3800–3500 BC A group of Neolithic and Bronze Age stone monuments. Uffington White Horse 1380–550 BC Carved into the chalk hillside, the monument is the oldest prehistoric hill figure in Britain. Wayland's Smithy c. 3600 BC A Cotswold-Severn style chambered long barrow of the Early Neolithic era.
See also Grade I listed buildings in Oxfordshire List of scheduled monuments in the United Kingdom
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