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Scheduled monuments in Cambridgeshire

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List of protected ancient monuments in Cambridgeshire, England

There are 287 scheduled monuments in the county of Cambridgeshire in the East of England. These protected sites date from the Neolithic period in some cases and include barrows, churches, castle earthworks, Roman roads, moated sites and medieval priories. In the United Kingdom, the scheduling of monuments was first initiated to ensure the preservation of "nationally important" archaeological sites or historic buildings. Protection is given to scheduled monuments under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.

Notable scheduled monuments in Cambridgeshire

Image Name Location Date Notes
Bourn Windmill Bourn 16th century It is one of 50 surviving post mills (an early type of European windmill) in the UK.
Cambridge Castle Cambridge 11th century Norman castle built in 1068 to control the critically important road to the north of England, the castle played important part in the civil wars of the Anarchy, the First and Second Barons' Wars.
Cambridge Museum of Technology Cambridge late 19th century Built in 1894, the original building held a combined sewage pumping and waste destructor station.
Denny Abbey Waterbeach 12th century Three different religious orders inhabited the abbey. It is unique in being the only property in England transferred directly from the Benedictines to the Knights Templars.
Duxford Chapel Situated between Duxford and Whittlesford 14th century This late medieval chapel, founded by William de Colville, was once part of the Hospital of St. John.
Hobson's Conduit Trumpington to Cambridge 1610–1614 AD A watercourse that was built in the early 17th century to bring fresh water into the city of Cambridge from springs at Nine Wells, near the village of Great Shelford.
Isleham Priory Church Isleham 1100 AD The Priory of St Margaret of Antioch was a Benedictine alien priory. The building is an excellent example of an early 12th century Norman church.
Norman Cross Prison south of Peterborough 18th century This is the site of the world's first commissioned prisoner-of-war camp to hold prisoners of war from France and its allies during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars.
Old Bridge, Huntingdon Huntingdon 1332 AD An excellent example of a medieval stone bridge. Lies over the River Great Ouse, connecting Huntingdon to Godmanchester.
Ramsey Abbey Ramsey 969 AD Ruins of a 10th century Benedictine abbey with a well-preserved gatehouse.
Stonea Camp Stonea 500 BC An Iron Age hill fort. It is one is one of three surviving Iron Age hillforts in Cambridgeshire.

See also

References

  1. "Scheduled monuments: Search the List". Historic England. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  2. "Historic Counties of Britain". Ancient Monuments UK. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  3. "Scheduled Monuments". Historic England. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  4. "Bourn Mill: One bad storm 'could topple 400-year-old windmill'". BBC News. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  5. "The city of Cambridge: Public buildings Pages 116-122". British History Online. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  6. "Cambridge Museum of Technology, The Old Pumping Station". Historic England. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  7. Historic England. "Denny Abbey (1012770)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  8. Historic England. "Chapel of the Hospital of St John at Whittlesford Bridge (1011721)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  9. "Hobson's Conduit and the Botanical Gardens". Archived from the original on 11 July 2006.
  10. Historic England. "Isleham priory: an alien Benedictine priory 100m west of St Andrew's Church (1013278)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  11. Historic England. "Site of the Norman Cross Depot for Prisoners of War (1006782)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  12. Historic England. "Huntingdon Bridge (1006804)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  13. "Ramsey Abbey". Historic England. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  14. Historic England. "Stonea Camp: a multivallate hillfort at Latches Fen (1012539)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
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