First published: Sun 18 Aug 2019.
Els Slots
The Royal Sites of Ireland: Cashel
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Jay T
5 years, 11 months ago (Aug 18, 2019)
Wow, the chapel looks good! Glad it was open for you; it looks a lot different with the scaffolding removed. So what are your thoughts on whether the Royal Sites should be a World Heritage Site, or are you reserving judgment until you see other components?
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Ian Cade
5 years, 11 months ago (Aug 18, 2019)
The restoration looks good, just to flag up my review is from 2009 but my visit and photo were from 2005! So that restoration has been a long process.
nan
5 years, 11 months ago (Aug 18, 2019)
>> And although the island isn’t exactly dotted with highlights, there must be some more potential.
I think there are plenty of potential sites dotted all over Ireland. It's just that Ireland doesn't seem to be making much of an effort of moving tentative sites to inscription.
Of the current T-list, I would rate Clonmacnoise and Dùn Aonghasa (Stone Forts) as great additions to the list. Good additions would be Tara (Royal Sites) and Dublin.
Ian Cade
5 years, 11 months ago (Aug 18, 2019)
I look forward to that, though I'm in agreement with Nan, I would throw in Glendalough (Early Medieval Monastic Sites) as a worthy inscription as well.