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World Heritage Site Success

Northern Ireland achieves first Cultural WORLD HERITAGE SITE listing. After many years of effort, the small Moravian village of Gracehill in Co Antrim, Northern Ireland was designated as a World Heritage Site on Friday 26th July 2024, at the 46th World Heritage Committee of UNESCO held in New Delhi, India. You

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World Heritage team visit Gracehill

Mayor of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, Councillor William McCaughey, has met with World Heritage representatives in Gracehill, as part of a two-day fact-finding visit to support the ongoing preparation of a UNESCO World Heritage application for the village. Gracehill Old School Trust has joined in an international bid

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