This is a list of
scheduled monuments in the district of
Amber Valley 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.
Scheduled monuments are defined in the
Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979
The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 or AMAAA was a law passed by the UK government, the latest in a series of Ancient Monument Acts legislating to protect the archaeological heritage of England & Wales and Scotland. Norther ...
and the
National Heritage Act 1983. 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.
Derbyshire has over 500 scheduled monuments including many stone cairns, stone circles, barrow burial mounds, lead mining relics, ancient settlements, and over 20 bridges.
See also
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Scheduled monuments in Derbyshire
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Scheduled monuments in Bolsover
This is a list of scheduled monuments in the district of Bolsover 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 protecti ...
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Scheduled monuments in Chesterfield
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Scheduled monuments in Derby
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Scheduled monuments in Derbyshire Dales
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Scheduled monuments in the Borough of Erewash
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Scheduled monuments in High Peak
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Scheduled monuments in North East Derbyshire
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Scheduled monuments in South Derbyshire
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Grade I listed buildings in Derbyshire
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Grade II* listed buildings in Amber Valley
References
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Archaeological sites in Derbyshire
History of Derbyshire
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