Nine Ladies Stone Circle on Stanton Moor

There are over 500

scheduled monument In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a nationally important archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change. The various pieces of legislation that legally protect heritage assets from damage, visu ...

s in the English county of

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. In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a "nationally important"

archaeological site An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or recorded history, historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline ...

or historic building that has been given protection against unauthorised change by being placed on a list (or "schedule") by the

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;

English Heritage English Heritage (officially the English Heritage Trust) is a charity that manages over 400 historic monuments, buildings and places. These include prehistoric sites, a battlefield, medieval castles, Roman forts, historic industrial sites, Lis ...

takes the leading role in identifying such sites. Scheduled monuments are defined in the

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and the

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. 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 In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Hi ...

, 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. Derbyshire's scheduled monuments include many stone cairns, stone circles, barrow burial mounds, lead mining relics, ancient settlements, and more than 20 bridges. As there are over 500 scheduled monuments in the county they have been split into separate lists for each district. * Scheduled monuments in Amber Valley * Scheduled monuments in Bolsover * Scheduled monuments in Chesterfield *

Scheduled monuments in Derby This is a list of scheduled monuments in the City of Derby unitary authority 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 gi ...

Scheduled monuments in Derbyshire Dales This is a list of scheduled monuments in the district of Derbyshire Dales 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 ...

Scheduled monuments in the Borough of Erewash This is a list of scheduled monuments in the Borough of Erewash 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 ...

Scheduled monuments in High Peak This is a list of scheduled monuments in the district of High Peak, Derbyshire, High Peak in the English county of Derbyshire. In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a "nationally important" archaeological site or historic building that ...

Scheduled monuments in North East Derbyshire This is a list of scheduled monuments in the district of North East 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 g ...

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 ...

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