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Skellig Michael, Co. Kerry: The Monastery and South Peak. Archaeological stratigraphic report: excavations 1986—2010
This report is the full account of all the archaeological works carried out within the monastery and South Peak structures. It contains stratigraphic details with supporting plans, sections and photographs; a finds catalogue with descriptions and interpretations by relevant specialists; the raw data and results of palaeoenvironmental analyses and the osteoarchaeological analyses of human remains; a full account of the faunal remains; and the radiocarbon dates. The report concludes with an interim statement of the site’s significance. The purpose of this report is to make available the details of the archaeological works undertaken to date, in advance of the planned multidisciplinary publication programme.
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Download : Skellig Michael. Archaeological stratigraphic report - Introduction [PDF 1MB]
Download : Skellig Michael. Archaeological stratigraphic report - Full Report [PDF 25MB]
Skellig Michael World Heritage Site Management Plan 2008 — 2018
This Management Plan has been developed to help protect and preserve Skellig Michael World Heritage Site (WHS), also known as Great Skellig. The plan addresses cultural and natural heritage issues in an integrated manner. It has been produced by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (DOEHLG), Ireland, in conjunction with the Office of Public Works (OPW), and has been developed in consultation with local interest groups, non-governmental organisations and other interested parties. The area covered by the plan is the island of Skellig Michael, with the exception of the lower (working) lighthouse and its curtilage and the helipad and its adjacent store.
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Skellig Michael, Co Kerry. World Heritage Site Visitors Guide
This is a user friendly illustrated guide for the visitor to Skellig Michael. It includes information on both the cultural and natural heritage.
Download Skellig Michael, Co Kerry. World Heritage Site Visitors Guide [PDF 6.7MB]
Skellig Michael Implementation Group Annual Report 2011
The Skellig Michael Implementation Group (SMIG) is responsible for the oversight of the implementation of the actions set out in the Skellig Michael Management Plan and the recommendations of the Report on the UNESCO Mission to Skellig Michael in 2007.
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Plean BainistÁochta ShuÁomh Oidhreachta Domhanda Sceilg MhichÁl
2008-2018
ForbraÁodh an Plean BainistÁochta seo chun SuÁomh Oidhreachta Domhanda (WHS) Sceilg MhichÁl a chosaint agus a chaomhnú. Tugann an plean aghaidh ar shaincheisteanna oidhreachta cultúrtha agus nádúrtha ar bhealach comhtháite. Tháirg an Roinn Comhshaoil, Oidhreachta agus Rialtais Áitiúil (RCORÁ), Á‰ire, i gcomhar le hOifig na nOibreacha PoiblÁ (OOP), an plean, agus forbraÁodh é i gcomhairle le grúpaÁ leasmhara áitiúla, eagraÁochtaÁ neamhrialtasacha agus páirtithe leasmhara eile. ClúdaÁonn an plean oileán Sceilg MhichÁl, seachas an teach solais Áochtarach (atá in úsáid) agus a chúirtealáiste agus limistéar an héileapad leis an aonad stórála in aice láimhe.
Áoslódáil Plean BainistÁochta ShuÁomh Oidhreachta Domhanda Sceilg MhichÁl 2008-2018 (3.18MB PDF)