Publications
Winter Solstice Phenomenon at Newgrange: Research Report 2024
Posted on 5 December 2024
This report, commissioned by the National Monuments Service presents a comprehensive analysis of the high-resolution photographic and video recordings of the solar illumination inside the burial chamber at Newgrange passage tomb, located within the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Brú na Bóinne – Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne.
Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Property Management Plan 2017–27: Action Plan – Progress Tracker (December 2023)
Posted on 31 January 2024
This report, dated December 2023, tracks the progress of implementing the action plan of the Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Property Management Plan 2017–27.
Brú na Bóinne Management Plan, 2017
Posted on 1 June 2017
This document sets out the key objectives and vision for the management of the Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Property. The Management Plan has a term of ten years and provides a framework for the proactive and collaborative management of the site, helping to ensure that its Outstanding Universal Value is sustained and preserved for future generations.
Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Property Research Framework, 2009
Posted on 1 June 2009
The Bend of the Boyne, or Brú na Bóinne, has been an important ritual, social and economic centre for thousands of years. Internationally renowned for its elaborate Neolithic passage tombs, and containing the largest assemblage of megalithic art in Europe, its universal value was recognised in 1993 when it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Property, only one of three on the island of Ireland. In 2009 The Heritage Council, in collaboration with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, published a research framework for Brú na Bóinne re-assessing key priorities and looking at where future research should be directed.
Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Property Management Plan, 2002
Posted on 1 June 2002
This document sets out the main objectives and policies of an integrated management plan for the Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Property. The area is also known as the Bend of the Boyne. The term of this plan is to be five years from the date of its adoption.