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International research relating to the measurement and monitoring of the effects of climate change on the built heritage is in its infancy and mainly deals with theoretical rather than practical perspectives.The ICOMOS Ireland climate change sub-committee was convened in the summer of 2008,its stated aim was to research the effects of Climate Change on the Built Heritage and in particular our World Heritage Sites.Following discussions with the Department of Environment Heritage and Local Government (DoEHLG) on the terms of reference and scoping of the research the DoEHLG requested ICOMOS to provide recommendations on monitoring solutions for impacts of climate change on built cultural heritage.The department provided ICOMOS Ireland with financial assistance to enable research on two specific sites of World Heritage/proposed World Heritage standard; Brú na Bóinne and Clonmacnoise.The following is a report of the findings of the ICOMOS sub-committee,focusing on its recommendations for monitoring possible climate change affects on the two sites.