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Kilkenny City Walls Conservation Plan

The Kilkenny City Walls Conservation Plan is the result of a number of years work and co-operation between the inhabitants of Kilkenny, Kilkenny Borough Council, the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, An Taisce, the Kilkenny Archaeological Society and the Heritage Council, all of which are delighted to see this Plan broung into the public domain.

The stimulus for this Plan arose from the concern of the people of Kilkenny to ensure the long-term survival of their city's unique walls. The significance of the City Walls, as the Plan reveals, is due to their survival and the fact that they define the extent, layout and status of the medieval city.

The Plan should be viewed in the context of national heritage legislation and policy, both in its recommendations and the process used in its drafting, with consensus as the cornerstone. Government policy, as expressed in the National Heritage Plan, emphasises the role of heritage conservation in maintaining the quality of life and the need to encourage local communities to become involved in heritage protection. This Conservation Plan provides a framework within which government policy can be realised.

The development and agreement of this Plan demonstrates the ability of local communities to work with State Agencies, Government Departments and local authorities in planning for the future.

 

Kilkenny City Walls Conservation Plan

Kilkenny City Walls Conservation Plan

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