Monuments.

Monuments. The Ancient Monuments Protection Act of 1882 constitutes the Commissioners of Works guardians of a certain number (some seventy groups) of monuments in Great Britain and Ireland; and provides for their being made guardians of as many more as from time to time the owners shall put under their care. The owners retain all their rights save as regards injuring or defacing the protected monuments; any person defacing or injuring them is liable to a fine not exceeding £5, or imprisonment for a month. The Commissioners, the specially appointed Inspector of Ancient Monuments, and their workmen are to have access to do what may be necessary to protect the monuments. In France famous castles and churches, as well as dolmens, &c., are among the monuments historiques protected by law. Many of these and other monuments at home and abroad are dealt with in special articles. See