Ancient monument sign: a brown direction sign with a white castle symbol and the place name

Ancient monument

The ancient monument sign is a brown tourist sign pointing the way to an ancient monument in the care of English Heritage. Brown signs with white lettering show the route to tourist attractions. They are direction signs, not orders, so follow one only if you are going to the place it names.

Official Highway Code caption: “Ancient monument in the care of English Heritage.”

Listed under “Other direction signs” in The Highway Code: traffic signs (GOV.UK). For every sign in more detail, see the Department for Transport’s Know your traffic signs.

Read the full guide to this sign: Brown road signs: tourist and ancient monument

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