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'House Of Synods' : Hill Fort

TownlandHill Of Tara
CountyMeath
Grid RefN 920 598
GPSN 92002 59705 (8m)
Longitude6° 36' 38.91" W
Latitude53° 34' 44.91" N
Nearest TownDunshaughlin (8.7 Km)
OS Sheet43
UTM zone29U
UTM x658172.26982484
UTM y5939352.8033511

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Hill Of Tara - Hill Fort
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 27th January 2002

An earth work next to the graveyard wall made up of concentric rings. They are a complicated jumble and it is really hard to fathom out what they represent.

The kids love running around the almost maze like layout though.

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Saturday, 7th September 2002

because of the extent of this monument it is very difficult to see it from the ground, but if you can't manage to fly over Tara then perhaps the best vantage point is from the top of the Mound of the Hostages.

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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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1.5 Km (SSE) there is a Hill Fort at Near Hill Of Tara known as Rath Maeve.
7.1 Km (NNE) there is a Ring Fort at Realtoge.
3.3 Km (ENE) there is a Church at Skreen.
8.4 Km (E) there is a Motte at Rathfeigh.
5.1 Km (NE) there is a Castle at Cusackstown.

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