Editing Scheduled monument (section)

==Management of scheduled monuments==
Historic England, Historic Environment Scotland and Cadw monitor the condition of scheduled monuments. They encourage owners to maintain scheduled monuments in good condition by using sympathetic land uses, for example restricting stock levels or controlling undergrowth which can damage archaeology below ground.<ref>{{cite web  |url=http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/heritage/searchmonuments/scheduled-monument-owner-guidance.htm  |title=Guidance for owners & occupiers  |work=Historic Scotland  |access-date=7 June 2011  |url-status=live  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110423230915/http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/heritage/searchmonuments/scheduled-monument-owner-guidance.htm  |archive-date=23 April 2011  |df=dmy-all  }}</ref>

Historic Environment Scotland, Cadw, Historic England and [[Natural England]] also offer owners advice on how to manage their monuments. There are some grant incentive schemes for owners, including schemes run by Historic England and by Natural England for farmers and land managers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/regions/south_west/press_releases/2010/110810a.aspx |archive-url=https://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20101016204550/http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/regions/south_west/press_releases/2010/110810a.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 October 2010 |title=Thousands of historic monuments saved through Environmental Stewardship |publisher=Natural England |access-date=24 May 2011 }}</ref>

Historic Environment Scotland,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/heritage/grants/grants-ancient-monument.htm |title=Ancient monument grants |publisher=Historic Scotland |access-date=7 June 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711043612/http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/heritage/grants/grants-ancient-monument.htm |archive-date=11 July 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Historic England<ref>{{Cite web|title=Grants Given |publisher=Historic England|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/services-skills/grants/our-grant-schemes/grants-given/|access-date=2021-12-13 |language=en}}</ref> and Cadw,<ref>{{cite web  |url=http://www.cadw.wales.gov.uk/default.asp?id=98&navId=95&parentId=10  |title=Ancient monuments grant  |publisher=Cadw  |access-date=7 June 2011  |url-status=live  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070903085623/http://www.cadw.wales.gov.uk/default.asp?id=98&navId=95&parentId=10  |archive-date=3 September 2007  |df=dmy-all  }}</ref> occasionally award grants to support management agreements for monuments, and in some cases can help with major repairs.

In England, the condition of scheduled monuments is also reported through the [[Heritage at risk|Heritage at Risk]] survey.<ref name="DCMS Scheduled Monuments"/> In 2008 this survey extended to include all [[listed building]]s, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, protected wreck sites and conservation areas.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.helm.org.uk/server/show/nav.19627  |title=What is Heritage at Risk?  |work=Historic Environment Local Management |publisher=English Heritage |access-date=7 June 2011}}</ref>  The register is compiled by survey by a range of heritage groups including Natural England, the Forestry Commission, local authorities, national park authorities, the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]], regional and local archaeological societies, [[Portable Antiquities Scheme]] Finds Liaison Officers, voluntary groups, property owners, land managers and farmers.