Consultancy

	Contact name Margaret Gowen

Breagagh River, Kilkenny

Spencer Dock, Dublin 1

Iveagh Market, Dublin 8

Strong growth and rapid development in the Irish economy, matched by unprecendented growth in building and infrastructural development, has led to an increasingly rigorous legislative focus on the protection of monuments and sites of cultural heritage importance. Achieving the correct balance between protection and development has become increasingly challenging as the pace of development has necessarily quickened. Cultural heritage is also a growing focus for the tourist and leisure industries.

Margaret Gowen & Company offers its clients the benefit of over twenty years of knowledge and experience in dealing with the issues for development generated by cultural heritage remains. We understand the need to get the balance right for all concerned in the development process. Consultancy underpins everything the company does and utilises the integrated talents of our archaeologists, surveyors, architectural historians and environmental specialists.

Our service, which is pragmatic and focused, includes the following areas:

Advice on all aspects of cultural heritage, including the regulatory environment and mitigation design
Background research
Archaeological and building assessments
Monitoring of developments in progress
Use of AutoCAD and graphics software

Our consultants are backed up by our environmental specialists, surveyors, IT professionals and graphics staff.