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THE recently issued list of monuments in England, Wales and Scotland now protected under the Ancient Monuments Acts contains the names of more than five thousand monuments. These are of all kinds from prehistoric camps, stone circles, and barrows to the remains of abbeys, castles, bridges and even relatively modern buildings. Three hundred and twenty-five monuments were added to the list hi 1937. Especially noteworthy among the additions are Bewcastle Roman fort, St. Alban's Gatehouse, with its archway and turrets, Reigate old town hall, which it had been proposed to demolish, the remains of the palace of Archbishop Roger at York, dating from the twelfth century, and the remains of the monastic settlement on Faroe Island.
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Protection of Ancient Monuments in Britain*. Nature 141, 848–849 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/141848a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/141848a0