PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage·Page 45·B3
Current Schedule and Unscheduled Archaeological Sites
Approximately 1,350 sites are currently scheduled following 72 years of protection, but large numbers of known archaeological sites remain unscheduled with preservation depending on site value and owner commitment.
The present schedule of some 1,350 sites has been compiled over a period of 72 years, since the introduction of the Ancient Monuments (NI) Act, 1926 and work continues towards protecting a representative sample of all site types. Even so large numbers of known archaeological sites are likely to remain unscheduled, and whether or not they are preserved will depend on the value of the remains, the commitment of owners and the public and the policies of public agencies.
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