Scheduled monuments in Moray

Moray shown within Scotland

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 Moray[]

Name	Location	Description	Ref No	Image
Rothiemay Castle stone circle	Rothiemay	Stone circle	SM344
Drumin Castle	Inveravon, near Glenlivet	Ruined tower house	SM356
Altyre House inscribed stone	Rafford	Inscribed stone	SM1222
Rodney's Stone	Near Brodie Castle,	Two-metre high Pictish cross slab	SM1226
Kinloss Abbey	Kinloss	Ruined 12th-century Cistercian abbey	SM1227
Elgin Castle	Elgin	Ruined 12th-century castle	SM1229
Burghead Fort	Burghead	Remains of prehistoric promontory fort, graveyard and Clavie Stone	SM2205
Sculptor's Cave, Covesea		Prehistoric remains of occupation	SM4220
Blervie Castle	Rafford	Ruined 17th-century Z-plan tower-house	SM5625
Burgie Castle	Rafford	Ruined late medieval tower house and dovecot	SM5496
Altyre Old Parish Church	Rafford	Remains of 14th century church	SM5809
Auchindoun Castle	Dufftown	Ruined 15th-century L-plan towerhouse	SM90024
Balvenie Castle	Dufftown	Ruins of 13th- to 16th-century castle	SM90028
Duffus Castle	Duffus	13th- to 16th-century tower-house	SM90105
Elgin Cathedral	Elgin	Ruins of 13th-century cathedral	SM90142
Spynie Palace	Spynie	Remains of the palace of the bishops of Moray	SM90282
Sueno's Stone	Rafford	Complex piece of early medieval sculpture	SM90292

See also[]

• List of Category A listed buildings in Moray

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