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Scheduled Monuments in Scotland

Scotland's scheduled monuments — from the chambered cairns of Orkney and the brochs of Caithness to the Iron Age hill forts of the Borders. Over 8,000 protected sites maintained by Historic Environment Scotland.

8,073
Protected sites
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Monuments in Scotland with a recorded period designation.

Iron Age363
Post-Medieval248
Medieval167
Bronze Age125
Neolithic68
Iron Age–Medieval16
Roman13
About this register

Historic Environment Scotland

The 8,073 scheduled monuments in this register are drawn from the Historic Environment Scotland. Each scheduled monument is a site formally recognised by law as being of national importance — protected against development, metal detecting, and unauthorised disturbance.

Scheduling is the primary mechanism by which Scotland's archaeological heritage is protected. Sites range from Neolithic burial chambers and Bronze Age field systems to medieval castles and post-medieval industrial remains — spanning over 10,000 years of human activity.

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