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The law protects many sites, buildings and features as Scheduled Ancient Monuments.
These include earthworks, burial sites, standing stones, boundary ditches, pottery and flint. Most items will be just beneath or within the surface layer of the soil. However, some items may have been buried deeper by tree roots.
The law protects many sites, buildings and features as Scheduled Ancient Monuments. Scheduled Ancient Monuments often are surrounded by a buffer zone, either to addadditional protection, or to denote the area that won’t be restocked after planting.
You must find out if your site has any protected archaeological features. Your local authority archaeologist will be
able to tell you if your site is designated. Welcome | ALGAO
Additionally in Scotland, you can find out if your site contains a Scheduled Ancient Monument at the Pastmap site:
Welcome to Pastmap | Pastmap.
You can also find out more at: West of Scotland Archaeology Service Home Page (wosas.net)
