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A selection of Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Lancashire
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Lancashire County Council OS Licence No.100023320 2003
There are about 140 Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Lancashire, the above selection represents a cross section of site types and locations. The Lancashire Sites and Monuments Record contains details of all 140 sites and an additional 19000 other archaeological sites.
Disclaimer
While the Lancashire Sites and Monuments Record makes every effort to ensure
the accuracy of the data held within the Record, it must be appreciated that
much of this is compiled from secondary sources and that the information
supplied may not be a full or reliable statement of the archaeological resource.
Information is provided on the strict understanding that the Lancashire Sites
and Monuments Record and any person associated with it shall not be held
liable in respect of any errors or omissions from the listing provided.
Copyright
The information provided from the Sites and Monuments Record is copyrighted
to Lancashire County Council and shall not be passed on to a third party
without written permission.
Access
The inclusion of a site into this listing does not indicate that it is accessible
to the public, and most are privately owned. In many cases, however, access
agreements have been made or arrangements put in place to allow the public
to examine these sites. Visitors must abide by those agreements or arrangements.
In some instances an entrance fee is payable.
Damage to Sites
All the sites in this listing are protected under the Ancient Monuments and
Archaeological Areas Act of 1979. The legislation prohibits any damage or
alteration to the structures without the permission of the appropriate Secretary
of State. It also forbids removal of any material from site, the use of metal
detectors and other such instruments, and the digging of holes.
Further Information
Further information on these sites may be obtained from information boards
or leaflets at the sites themselves, from local museums, from (External)
English
Heritage
(external link see
terms
), or
email the
Lancashire County Archaeology
Service.