Scheduled monuments in South Lanarkshire

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]

South Lanarkshire shown within Scotland

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 South Lanarkshire
Name Location Description Ref No Image
Hallbar Tower barmkin Crawford Barmkin associated with Hallbar Tower SM1148
Corra Castle Lesmahagow Ruined tower-house SM2597
Avondale Castle Avondale Ruined castle SM2619
Crawford Castle or Lindsay Tower Crawford Ruined castle SM2633
Normangill Henge Crawford Prehistoric henge cut through by road SM3292
Couthally Castle Carnwath Ruined 12th-century L-plan castle SM3909
Gilbertfield Castle Cambuslang Ruined 17th-century L-shaped mansion SM5270
Bothwell Castle Bothwell Ruined 13th-century castle SM90038
Craignethan Castle Lesmahagow Standing medieval castle SM90083
St Bride's Church Douglas Ruined church with standing south aisle and octagonal clock tower SM90265
Cadzow Castle Hamilton Ruins of late medieval castle SM90342

See also

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