Scheduled monuments in South Derbyshire

This is a list of Scheduled Monuments in the district of South Derbyshire in the English county of Derbyshire.

In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a "nationally important" archaeological site or historic building that has been given protection against unauthorised change by being placed on a list (or "schedule") by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport; English Heritage takes the leading role in identifying such sites.[1] Scheduled monuments are defined in the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 and the National Heritage Act 1983. They are also referred to as scheduled ancient monuments. There are about 20,000 Scheduled Monument entries on the list, which is maintained by English Heritage; more than one site can be included in a single entry.

While a scheduled monument can also be recognised as a listed building, English Heritage considers listed building status as a better way of protecting buildings than scheduled monument status. If a monument is considered by English Heritage to "no longer merit scheduling" it can be descheduled.[2]

Derbyshire has over 500 Scheduled Monuments including many stone cairns, stone circles, barrow burial mounds, lead mining relics, ancient settlements, and over 20 bridges.[3]

Image Name and reference Feature Location Notes
Barton Blount medieval settlement remains[4] Settlement Barton Blount
SK2069534546
SK2083934701
SK2085835001		 Including a chapel, decoy pond and part of the open field system. 340m North of Barton Hall.
Bretby Castle fortified manor[5] Castle Bretby
SK2935923169		 Remains of manor house buildings from the 13th to 17th century with bank and ditch defences.
Calke Park Tunnel[6] Tunnel Ticknall
SK3551923695
Castle Gresley motte and bailey castle[7] Castle Castle Gresley
SK2793617895
Dovecote[8] Dovecote Netherseal
SK2897512822		 85m south of Netherseal Old Hall. Also a Grade II* listed building.[9]
Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite[10] Military Elvaston
SK4142532577		 340m SE of Gardens Farm
Henge complex NW of Hickens Bridge[11] Henge Shardlow and Great Wilne
SK4281629942
Hoon Mount platformed bowl barrow[12] Barrow Hoon
SK2300931818
Iron Age settlement and cursus, SE of Aston-on-Trent[13] Settlement Aston Moor, Shardlow and Great Wilne
SK4203829071
Medieval church and cross near St George's Church[14] Cross Ticknall
SK3515924042		 45m south of St George's Church
 Melbourne Castle fortified manor and earlier medieval manorial remains[15] Castle Melbourne
SK3891325203		 A medieval castle built on the site of an earlier royal manor house in the reign of King John. Construction of the castle was started in 1311 and continued until 1322, but the work was never fully completed. Also a Grade II listed building.[16]
 Monks Bridge[17] Bridge Egginton
SK2684326989
Settlement site[18] Settlement Aston upon Trent
SK3884029618
Settlement site and enclosures[19] Settlement Twyford and Stenson
SK3198829045
Sharrow Hall moated site and associated road, driveway, dovecote, enclosures and ridge and furrow[20] Moated site Osleston and Thurvaston
SK2361236952
Shrunken medieval village and moated site at Thurvaston[21] Settlement Osleston and Thurvaston
SK2429837743
Slight univallate hillfort[22] Fort Walton upon Trent
SK2101017542		 230m SW of Old Hall Cottages
 Swarkestone Bridge[23] Bridge Swarkestone
SK3702927811		 Medieval bridge crossing the River Trent between the villages of Swarkestone and Stanton. Also a Grade I listed building.[24]
 Swarkestone Lows round barrow cemetery and part of an aggregate field system[25] Barrow Swarkestone
SK3671029503		 300m north-west of The Lowes Farm
 Twyford henge and Round Hill bowl barrow[26] Henge Twyford and Stenson
SK3333528341
Heath Wood		 Viking barrow cemetery in Heath Wood[27] Barrow Ingleby
SK3419125866		 Heath Wood contains a series of 59 barrows (burial mounds), which is the only known Scandinavian cremation site in the British Isles.[28]

See also

References
  1. "The Schedule of Monuments". PastScape. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
  2. "Archaeological activities undertaken by English Heritage". English Heritage. Archived from the original on 26 November 2006. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
  3. "Search the List – Find listed buildings | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  4. Historic England. "Barton Blount medieval settlement remains, including a chapel, decoy pond and part of the open field system, 340m north of Barton Hall (1016778)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  5. Historic England. "Bretby Castle fortified manor (1011443)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  6. Historic England. "Calke Park Tunnel (1007029)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  7. Historic England. "Castle Gresley motte and bailey castle (1011209)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  8. Historic England. "Dovecote 85m south of Netherseal Old Hall (1016949)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  9. Historic England. "Pigeoncote at Old Hall Cottages  (Grade II*) (1096418)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  10. Historic England. "Heavy anti-aircraft gunsite 340m south east of gardens farm (1019871)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  11. Historic England. "Henge complex NW of Hickens Bridge (1007034)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  12. Historic England. "Hoon mount platformed bowl barrow (1011203)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  13. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1003279)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  14. Historic England. "Medieval church and cross 45m south of St George's Church (1018355)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  15. Historic England. "Melbourne Castle fortified manor and earlier medieval manorial remains (1008610)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  16. Historic England. "Castle Farmhouse and ruins of Melbourne Castle and outbuildings  (Grade II) (1204011)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  17. Historic England. "Monks Bridge (see also STAFFORDSHIRE 261) (1007077)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  18. Historic England. "Settlement site (1007024)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  19. Historic England. "Settlement site and enclosures (1007028)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  20. Historic England. "Sharrow Hall moated site and associated road, driveway, dovecote, enclosures and ridge and furrow (1014590)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  21. Historic England. "Shrunken medieval village and moated site at Thurvaston (1011622)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  22. Historic England. "Slight univallate hillfort 230m south west of Old Hall Cottages (1017742)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  23. Historic England. "Swarkestone Bridge (1007076)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  24. Historic England. "Swarkestone Bridge and Causeway (1088337)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  25. Historic England. "Swarkestone Lows round barrow cemetery and part of an aggregate field system 300m north west of The Lowes Farm (1019060)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  26. Historic England. "Twyford henge and Round Hill bowl barrow (1011436)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  27. Historic England. "Viking barrow cemetery in Heath Wood (1017561)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  28. Richards, Julian; et al. (2004). "Excavations at the Viking barrow cemetery at Heath Wood, Ingleby, Derbyshire" (PDF). The Antiquaries Journal (84): 23–116.
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