Sligo Neolithic Landscapes

Blush... SNL seriously humbled to receive the Spirit of Sligo award at the Cathaoirleach’s Awards ceremony in County Hall last week.

Like to see a W.B. Yeats play on the summit of Knocknarea? Yes - then come join us this Saturday (14th Oct). The performance is hosted by the Sligo Neolithic Landscape group and closes our World Heritage research workshop event. (Photo: Ken Williams)

@czarak @NationalMons @irarchaeology Spot on!

@Sligoneolithic @NationalMons @irarchaeology Teach Cailleach a'Bheara

Name that site? (It's in County Sligo and one of the monuments in the UNESCO World Heritage bid) #lovesligo

Sound design by @GreyHeronMedia (headphones are recommended for full effect!). Commissioned by the Sligo Neolithic Landscapes group with generous funding by SCC through the Community & Voluntary General Grant Scheme 2022.

‘WeDoNotLeavePyramids’ - tinyurl.com/cbeb3mf8. For Heritage Week 2022, acclaimed author/art critic @cristinleach has created an extraordinary spoken word piece reacting to Co. Sligo’s potential World Heritage Site #heritageweek2022 #UNESCO @NationalMons @sligococo @LyricFm

@andrew_gault About three fields away, just the other side of Cairns Road

@Sligoneolithic Out of interest, where is the proposed development site in relation to the cairn?

1/4 - Cairns Hill is a jewel in the crown of the Sligo landscape and a key location in the proposed future WHS. Given the importance of Cairns Hill for the people of Sligo and the country, we at the SNL group believe we should not contravene our County Development Plan.

4/4 - We as a community need to know and show that we can not only plan well for our future, we can also be resolute in sticking to those commitments. These places have survived remarkably for over 5000 years; we need to think long and hard before overturning protective measures.

3/4 - The land they are on is a part of what they are; part of the experience that motivated people five millennia ago to construct sacred sites there. Every effort should be made to protect their landscape as well as the sites themselves.

Eventual nomination for full World Heritage Status, will be dependent on public consultation and local stakeholder engagement, and is expected to take a number of years to finalise. Local support will be critical to any subsequent nomination.

The report detail: "Re 'The Passage Tomb Landscape of County Sligo', The EAG notes that the potential Outstanding Universal Value of this application has been well illustrated in the application and recommends that the Passage Tombs of Sligo be placed on the Tentative List."

What a day! Minister Noonan recommends Sligo bid for Ireland's new World Heritage Tentative List gov.ie/en/press-relea…. Congratulations to all involved!

'Living Among the Cairns' youtu.be/wONKVXGq2xQ - Interviews with local people about their experience of living by the monuments in Sligo's proposed World Heritage Site. Video 'Fionn Rogers'. Drone 'Western Aerial Survey' #lovesligo @NationalMons @HeritageHubIRE @sligococo

We are delighted to share a drone compilation we created based on a recent survey of over 100 passage tomb tradition sites in Co. Sligo. Drone: Western Aerial Survey. Editing & soundtrack: Pádraig Meehan. Funding: The Heritage Council. #lovesligo #UNESCO #HeritageWeek2021

We've been on a social media 'go-slow' while we worked on the submission to get 'The passage tomb landscapes of Sligo' on Ireland's Tentative List. Just wanted to thank everyone for the support over the last 18 months, landowners, community groups and individuals #lovesligo

A much younger me on top of #knocknarae with Queen Maeves cairn behind. #youngarchaeologist #exploring #summerdays