Scheduled monuments in East Lothian

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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]

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 East Lothian

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Name  | Location  | Description  | Ref No  | Image

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Black Castle | Garvald | Iron Age hillfort  | SM745 |
White Castle Fort  | Garvald | Iron Age hill fort  | SM756 |
Keith Marischal Kirk and Dovecot  | Humbie | Ruined chapel of early Norman Gothic style and dovecot  | SM758 |
Barnes Castle | Haddington | Remains of fortified grange  | SM764 |
Bass Castle | Bass Rock | Ruined castle  | SM765 |
Red Friar's Monastery Dovecot  | Dunbar | 15th-century former bell tower  | SM767 |
Preston Tower and dovecot  | Prestonpans | Late medieval towerhouse and dovecot  | SM774 |
Redhouse Castle | Aberlady | Ruined 16th-century fortified tower-house  | SM775 |
Saltcoats Castle | Dirleton | 16th-century courtyard castle  | SM776 |
Gamelshiel Castle | Stenton | Remains of small 16th century towerhouse  | SM5606 |
Garleton Castle | Athelstaneford | Ruined 16th-century castle  | SM6049 |
Tantallon Castle | North Berwick | Ruined 14th-century towers  | SM13326 |
Hailes Castle | Prestonkirk | Ruined 13th-century castle  | SM13330 |
Chesters Hill Fort | Drem, Athelstaneford | Multivallate fort of later prehistoric date  | SM90072 |
Dirleton Castle, dovecot and gardens  | Dirleton | Ruined castle  | SM90096 |
Preston Market Cross  | Prestonpans | Mercat  | SM90242 |
St Martin's Kirk | Haddington | Ruined medieval church  | SM90159 |

## See also

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* List of Category A listed buildings in East Lothian

## References

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

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