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'Grainne's Enclosure' : Hill Fort

TownlandHill Of Tara
CountyMeath
Grid RefN 918 601
GPSN 91806 60078 (5m)
Longitude6° 36' 49.17" W
Latitude53° 34' 57.1" N
Nearest TownDunshaughlin (9 Km)
OS Sheet42
UTM zone29U
UTM x657971.0686373
UTM y5939722.97284

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Hill Of Tara - Hill Fort
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 27th January 2002

A wonderful site with deep surrounding trenches and lovely views (on a dry day). The whole fortification is about 30m in diameter.

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Directions

Follow the N3 from Dublin and turn left at the Village of Tara. Take the first right (past Rath Maeve) and the Hill Of Tara is 3 km on the left.

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1.9 Km (SSE) there is a Hill Fort at Near Hill Of Tara known as Rath Maeve.
3.4 Km (E) there is a Church at Skreen.
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8.4 Km (E) there is a Church at Rathfeigh.
6.9 Km (NNE) there is a Ring Fort at Realtoge.

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