page_title: Scheduled monuments in Coventry
section_title: Monuments
hierarchical_section_title: Scheduled monuments in Coventry / Monuments
caption_attribution_description: A6 - Priory Gardens and Ruins in Coventry, UK
context_page_description: There are ten scheduled monuments in Coventry. 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 by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport; English Heritage takes the leading role in identifying such sites. Monuments are defined in the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 and the National Heritage Act 1983. Scheduled monuments—sometimes referred to as scheduled ancient monuments—can also be protected through listed building procedures, and English Heritage considers listed building status to be a better way of protecting buildings and standing structures. A scheduled monument that is later determined to "no longer merit scheduling" can be descheduled.
  Coventry is an ancient city and a metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. The city's history dates back to at least the 11th century, and by the 14th century, it was a thriving centre of commerce.
caption: The ruins of St Mary's Priory and Cathedral, now a garden
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