The Advice Series is a series of illustrated booklets published by the
Architectural Heritage Advisory Unit of the Department of the
Environment, Heritage and Local Government. The booklets are
designed to guide those responsible for historic buildings on how
best to repair and maintain their properties.

This guide gives advice to those responsible for the care of
historic ruins on:
—maintaining a historic ruin
—identifying common defects
—choosing the correct repair method
—getting the right advice