Irish National Monument

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The Irish National Monument designation is a formal status granted by the Irish state to sites of exceptional historical, architectural, or cultural importance, ensuring their legal protection and preservation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf heritage protection designation
legal status
administeredBy National Monuments Service
Office of Public Works
appliesTo archaeological sites
battlefields
burial grounds
gardens
groups of structures
historic buildings
parks
ruins
sites of national importance
structures
confers state guardianship or ownership in many cases
statutory protection
country Ireland
grantedBy Government of Ireland
Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage
hasCriterion archaeological importance
architectural importance
artistic importance
cultural importance
historical importance
scientific importance
social importance
hasLegalBasisIn National Monuments (Amendment) Acts
National Monuments Act 1930
National Monuments Acts
notableExample Clonmacnoise
Dublin Castle
Hill of Tara
Kilmainham Gaol
Knowth
Newgrange
Poulnabrone dolmen
Rock of Cashel
purpose legal protection of heritage sites
preservation of nationally important monuments
regulation of works affecting monuments
relatedConcept Protected Structure
Recorded Monument
World Heritage Site
requiresForWorks ministerial consent
scope Republic of Ireland
timePeriodCovered early medieval period
medieval period
modern period
post-medieval period
prehistoric period

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Príosún Chill Mhaighneann heritageDesignation Irish National Monument