The pandemic has seen the number of cases of vandalism, anti-social behaviour, and damage of archaeological sites increase.
The Office of Public Works and the National Monuments Service have launched a new campaign called Protect Our Past, highlighting the need for visitors to Ireland's 145,000 heritage sites and monuments to be mindful of their actions over the summer.
Chris Corlett, an archaeologist with the monuments service, says that while sites in both Cavan and Monaghan are well maintained the lighting of fires, or graffiti can compromise the accuracy of excavations in the future.
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He says that there are a number of sites in the region here that people may not realise are archaeological monuments:
