This is a list of scheduled monuments in the district of Amber Valley in the English county of Derbyshire.
In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a "nationally important" archaeological site or historic building that has been given protection against unauthorised change by being placed on a list (or "schedule") by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport; English Heritage takes the leading role in identifying such sites. Scheduled monuments are defined in the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 and the National Heritage Act 1983. There are about 20,000 scheduled monument entries on the list, which is maintained by English Heritage; more than one site can be included in a single entry.
While a scheduled monument can also be recognised as a listed building, English Heritage considers listed building status as a better way of protecting buildings than scheduled monument status. If a monument is considered by English Heritage to "no longer merit scheduling" it can be descheduled.
Derbyshire has over 500 scheduled monuments including many stone cairns, stone circles, barrow burial mounds, lead mining relics, ancient settlements, and over 20 bridges.
List ImageName and referenceFeatureLocationNotesAlderwasley ChapelChapelAlderwasleyAlso a Grade II listed building. Built in the early 16th century by the Lord of the Manor, Thomas Lowe. In c. 1850 church services moved from St Margaret's Chapel to the newly built All Saints' Church.Aqueduct (Cromford Canal over Derby to Matlock railway)AqueductDethick, Lea and Holloway328m south-east of Aqueduct CottageButterley Works blast furnace complexMetalworksButterley near RipleyThe blast furnaces, canal tunnel and underground wharf date back to the 1790s.Castle Hill campSettlementSouth WingfieldCodnor CastleCastleCodnor, RipleyA ruined 13th-century castle built by Henry de Grey.Duffield BridgeBridgeDuffieldAlso a Grade II listed building.Fritchley Tunnel, Butterley GangroadTunnelCrichFritchley Tunnel is a disused railway tunnel, which is believed to be the oldest surviving example in the world. The tunnel was constructed in 1793 by Benjamin Outram as part of the Butterley Gangroad.Horsley Castle tower keep castleCastleHorsleyMackworth Castle gatehouseMackworth medieval settlement including the castle gatehouse, part of the medieval open field system and a pinfoldSettlementMackworthMackworth Castle was a 14th- or 15th-century structure in Mackworth village near Derby. It was the home of the Mackworth family for several centuries. The gatehouse is a Grade I listed building.Moated site in Mapperley Park WoodMoated siteMapperleyMoated site north of Dannah FarmMoated siteShottle and PosternMorley Park WorksMetalworksRipleyMugginton medieval settlementSettlementWeston UnderwoodIncludes part of an open field system.Park Hall moated site, well and enclosureMoated siteMapperleySection of Roman road, Kirk LangleyRoadKirk LangleyNorth-east of Moor Lane, Kirk LangleySection of Rykneld Street Roman roadRoadDenbySouth of Ticknall HillTwelfth century tower keep castleCastleDuffieldIncludes sites of 11th-century motte and bailey castle, an Anglian cemetery and a Romano-British settlementWindley Moated Manorial ComplexMoated siteFarnah Hall, WindleyWingfield Manor: a medieval great houseHouseSouth WingfieldConstruction of Wingfield Manor began in 1441 (for Treasurer to Henry VI, Sir Ralph Cromwell) but has been left deserted since the 1770s. Also a Grade I listed building.
See also Scheduled monuments in Derbyshire Scheduled monuments in Bolsover Scheduled monuments in Chesterfield Scheduled monuments in Derby Scheduled monuments in Derbyshire Dales Scheduled monuments in the Borough of Erewash Scheduled monuments in High Peak Scheduled monuments in North East Derbyshire Scheduled monuments in South Derbyshire Grade I listed buildings in Derbyshire Grade II* listed buildings in Amber Valley
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