Scheduled monuments in North Ayrshire

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]

North Ayrshire 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 North Ayrshire
Name Location Description Ref No Image
Fairlie Castle Largs Restored oblong tower castle SM317
Glengarnock Castle Kilbirnie Ruined castle SM318
Seagate Castle Irvine Ruined 16th-century castle SM320
Portencross Castle Portencross Ruined L-plan 14th-century stronghold SM327
Giants' Graves, Arran Kilbride, Isle of Arran Two chambered Clyde type long cairns SM398
Meallach's Grave Kilbride Long cairn in Monamore Glen SM403
Little Cumbrae Lighthouse Cumbrae Ruined 200-year-old coal-fire lighthouse SM418
Little Cumbrae Castle Cumbrae Ruined 14th-century tower on an islet SM2195
Haylie House Cairn Largs Neolithic chambered cairn near Haylie House SM2482
Ardrossan Castle Ardrossan Ruined 15th-century hilltop castle SM3383
Montfode Castle Ardrossan Ruined 16th-century tower SM5816
Auchagallon Stone Circle Machrie, Kilmory, Arran Bronze Age kerbed cairn resembling a stone circle SM90023
Carn Ban Kilmory, Arran Long Neolithic chambered cairn SM90051
Kilwinning Abbey Kilwinning Ruins of a Tironensian Abbey SM90187
Lochranza Castle Kilmory, Arran Ruined 13th/14th-century castle SM90206
Torrylin Cairn Kilmory, Arran Neolithic chambered cairn SM90307

See also

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