A building included in the Schedule of Monuments compiled under Section 1 of the Ancient Monuments, and Archaeological Area Act 1979. Schedule monuments have statutory protection under this Act (Section 2) and an application for scheduled monument consent must be made to the Secretary of State for the Environment if work to a schedule monument is proposed. The Secretary of State for the Environment is responsible for the scheduling under the provisions of the Ancient Monuments and Archeological Areas Act 1979. Scheduled ancient monuments are excluded from listed building control procedures. Prior notice of works to schedule ancient monuments must be given to the Secretary of State.
Ancient structures, normally unoccupied, above or below ground, which are preserved for their historical importance by the order of the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. It is an offence to carry out any works to a Scheduled Ancient Monument without the consent of the Secretary of State.
A structure placed on a schedule compiled by the Department of National Heritage in England and Wales for protection under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979
An ancient structure, above or below ground, of national importance and included on the Secretary of State's Schedule described in Part 1 of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.
Nationally important sites and monuments which are given legal protection by being placed on a list, or 'schedule'
An archaeological site of importance listed by English Heritage.
A nationally important archaeological site included in the Schedule of Ancient Monuments maintained by the Secretary of State for the Environment under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.
In the United Kingdom, a Scheduled Ancient Monument is a protected archaeological site or historic building considered to be of national importance. Scheduled Ancient Monuments are defined in the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 and (in England) the National Heritage Act 1983 of the government of the United Kingdom.