Talk:Ancient monument

Ancient ?

I don't know what the precise UK legal definition is, but many building classified as "ancient monuments" seem to be only about 150 years ago, which would not be in correspondence with the usual plain meaning of the word "ancient". Such as "ancient greece and rome". It would be useful if someone expert in this issue adds information about how old something has to be, to qualify. Lathamibird (talk) 00:27, 10 December 2016 (UTC)

Really? Are you sure you don't mean listed buildings? You don't seem to have read the short article here very closely, or looked at Scheduled monument, where there is much more, explaining why there is no simple answer. Johnbod (talk) 03:26, 10 December 2016 (UTC)

The OP is right: plenty of scheduled monuments aren't what most people would consider ancient. For example, The Iron Bridge (see [1]) and Magpie Mine in Derbyshire ([2]), off the top of my head. I've proposed merging Ancient monument and Scheduled monument for this reason. Dave.Dunford (talk) 11:40, 11 February 2022 (UTC)

Or how about the cruise missile shelter complex at Greenham Common, a scheduled monument built in the 1950s. Dave.Dunford (talk) 11:42, 11 February 2022 (UTC)

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