Publications

The Sceilg Mhichíl Works Report outlines the repair works completed on the World Heritage Property in 2023.

Note: Appendix F – Emergency Exercise Irish Coast Guard Rescue Simulation Minutes has been omitted for GDPR concerns and Appendix E – Summary of the Attributes for Ireland’s two existing World Heritage Properties can be accessed here.

‘A Guide to World Heritage Nomination’ has been developed by the National Monuments Service with international best practice in mind. This guide aims to assist local authorities that are working to progress the nomination of sites on Ireland’s UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List.

The publication is the first in a new World Heritage Advice Series to assist members of the public and key stakeholders in understanding the various World Heritage processes and requirements within an Irish context.

This report, dated March 2023, tracks the progress of implementing the action programme of the Sceilg Mhichíl World Heritage Property Management Plan 2020–30.

This report provides the methodology for the extraction and distillation of the attributes of the World Heritage Properties of Brú na Bóinne and Sceilg Mhichíl from their Statements of Outstanding Universal Value in the context of UNESCO’s Third Cycle Periodic Reporting for Europe and North America.

The Sceilg Mhichíl Works Report 2022 aims to outline the repair works completed on the UNESCO World Heritage Property of Sceilg Mhichíl in the season of 2022.

The World Heritage Tentative List Technical Evaluation sets out how each Tentative List application was evaluated and outlines the basis for inclusion in Ireland’s new (2022) World Heritage Tentative List.

The Sceilg Mhichíl Seabird Conservation Monitoring 2021 focuses on species such as Kittiwakes, some auks, Fulmar as well as the more dispersed large gulls.

The Sceilg Mhichíl Works Report 2021 aims to outline the repair works completed on the UNESCO World Heritage Property of Sceilg Mhichíl in the season of 2021.

The Sceilg Mhichíl Management Plan 2020–2030 has been prepared by DHLGH in conjunction with the OPW. DHLGH is the state body responsible for heritage-policy matters in Ireland under the World Heritage Convention.

The aim of this plan is to protect and preserve the WHP of Sceilg Mhichíl, also known as Great Skellig.

The accompanying suite of documents relate to the AA and SEA processes associated with the development of the Management Plan.

The Sceilg Mhichíl Works Report 2020 outlines the repair works completed on the UNESCO World Heritage Property of Sceilg Mhichíl in the 2020 season.