Designated World Heritage Sites
Sceilg Mhichíl An Island Monastery Towering over the Sea About Sceilg Mhichíl is a World Heritage property. A World Heritage property is a place or area recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) as being of Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) to all humanity. Sceilg Mhichíl, also known as Skellig Michael, was […]
Events – Sceilg Mhichíl Community Climate Vulnerability Assessment Workshop Sceilg Mhichíl is one of ten World Heritage Properties involved in the Preserving Legacies: A Future for our Past project. The aim of the project is to equip communities worldwide with the tools to accurately anticipate and assess worsening and future climate impacts on culture, and help them
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Sceilg Mhichíl – Attributes of Outstanding Universal Value Attributes convey the Outstanding Universal Value of a World Heritage Property and enable an understanding of that value. These attributes should be the focus of protection and management actions. Landscape Archaeological/architectural/structural features/qualities Intangible Nature Click for more information in attributes document
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Brú na Bóinne – Attributes of Outstanding Universal Value Attributes convey the Outstanding Universal Value of a World Heritage Property and enable an understanding of that value. These attributes should be the focus of protection and management actions. Landscape Archaeological features Intangible Please note that errors in the Statement of Outstanding Universal Value have been
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Brú na Bóinne – Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne Landscape of Light and Time About Brú na Bóinne is a World Heritage property. A World Heritage property is a place or area recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) as being of Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) to all humanity. Brú na Bóinne
The Winter Solstice at Newgrange Of the many notable features at Newgrange, the most famous is the small opening or ‘roof box’ situated above the passage entrance. At dawn on the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year (21 December) and for a number of days before and after, a shaft of sunlight enters
