At last! A really good look at the Mound Of Hostages. The first time I was here it was surrounded by a shabby wooden fence and the grass on top was uncut, making it look like a large tribble or something.
Today, the fence was not in place and the mound had recieved a short back, top and sides. For the first time I got to gaze into the passage and see the beautifully carved orthostat inside. There would appear to be a large arrangement of concentric circles and two very deep cup and ring marks.
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The Mound is once more behind a fence. The erosion around the entrance has been made good (again) so hopefully it will soon be set free!
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A cold, wet and windy Samhain morning saw us standing on the Hill of Tara trying to see the back of the chamber lit up by the sun. We were rewarded for our madness by a short burst of sunlight that lit up the back corner surprisingly brightly.
The same view should be possible next weekend still, so I might be back with my tripod.
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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.
A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments
 Fourknocks (Co. Meath) |  West Torr (Co. Antrim) |  The Druid Stone (Co. Antrim) |
 Ballymaice (Co. Dublin) |  Cairn U (Co. Meath) |  Carrowmore Tomb 38 (Co. Sligo) |
