Homeowner Maintenance Advice Series
A collection of leaflets on basic building maintenance for Homeowners, produced in partnership with SPAB Ireland.
2009
The framework assesses current knowledge and research of this amazing UNESCO World Heritage Site and proposes a strategy for future research with a view to its sustainable management.
The framework assesses current knowledge and research of this amazing UNESCO World Heritage Site and proposes a strategy for future research with a view to its sustainable management.
Brú na Bóinne – the Bend in the Boyne – has been an important ritual, social and economic centre for thousands of years. It is internationally renowned for its elaborate Neolithic passage tombs and contains the largest assemblage of megalithic art in Europe. In 1993 it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, one of only three on the island of Ireland.
In 2009 the Heritage Council in partnership with the Irish government’s National Monuments Service published the Brú na Bóinne Research Framework project in accordance with World Heritage Site best practice.
The framework consists of:
World Heritage Sites are vast storehouses of information on human and natural history. The knowledge acquired from researching Brú na Bóinne contributes to awareness, appreciation and understanding, all of which are vital ingredients of sustainable management.
The framework document compiled by the Heritage Council in liaison with local groups, the Irish university and state sectors, as well as the wider heritage community, was the first of its kind for Ireland and is only one of four in existence worldwide, Orkney, Avebury and Stonehenge in the UK being the other three published examples.
A considerable body of research has been completed including large scale excavations at Newgrange and Knowth, field surveys, analysis of the megalithic art and discussion of the landscape of the site.
The Brú na Bóinne Research Framework publication provides an illustrated and comprehensive history of excavation and research at this fascinating site in the context of this new framework. Featuring valuable references and scientific data, the 150 page document is illustrated with historical and modern photography, drawings and maps.
A collection of leaflets on basic building maintenance for Homeowners, produced in partnership with SPAB Ireland.
An initiative from the Heritage Council and National Museum of Ireland which invites you to share your discoveries and insights about the hidden heritage of your locality.
The TidyTowns Heritage Award, sponsored by the Heritage Council seeks to recognise those who work at community level to nurture, promote and inspire new connections with natural, cultural or built heritage.