| 单词 | scheduled monument |
| 释义 | > as lemmasscheduled monument British. Designating a structure, edifice, or (in later use) site of archaeological or historical interest or importance listed by Act of Parliament to be protected from damage or destruction; esp. (and in earliest use) in scheduled monument.The earliest legislation in the United Kingdom regarding the preservation of such monuments was the Ancient Monuments Protection Act (1882). Current measures in England, Wales, and Scotland are enforced under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act of 1979, and in Northern Ireland by the Historic Monuments and Archaeological Objects (Northern Ireland) Order 1995.In quot. 1873 in the context of discussion of early proposals for what would become the Ancient Monuments Protection Act (1882). ΚΠ 1873 55th Ann. Rep. p. xi, in Jrnl. Royal Inst. Cornwall Apr. What was meant by being under control of the Commissioners was, that they would have power to put railings or fences round all the scheduled monuments. 1930 Scotsman 12 Apr. 12/3 The Wall [sc. Hadrian's Wall] is a scheduled Ancient Monument, and therefore is secured a certain restricted protection. 1984 New Scientist 29 Mar. 8/2 In 1981, somebody dug a hole into the top of one of the scheduled mounds of Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, where the great ship burial was found. 2002 P. Long Guide to Rural Wales vii. 216/1 The Bwlch yr Oerfa scheduled monument, an agricultural settlement that is thought to be part of the former Cwmystwyth Grange of the Old Cistercian Abbey at Strata Florida. < as lemmas |
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