Hill of Tara
📍 County Meath, Ireland
About
The Hill of Tara is a hill and ancient ceremonial and burial site near Skryne in County Meath, Ireland. Tradition identifies the hill as the inauguration place and seat of the High Kings of Ireland; it also appears in Irish mythology. Tara consists of numerous monuments and earthworks—dating from the Neolithic to the Iron Age—including a passage tomb, burial mounds, round enclosures, a standing stone, and a ceremonial avenue. There is also a church and graveyard on the hill. Tara forms part of a larger ancient landscape and Tara itself is a protected national monument under the care of the Office of Public Works, an agency of the Irish Government.
The Hill of Tara in County Meath was the ceremonial and political capital of ancient Ireland, seat of the High Kings for millennia. The site preserves the Lia Fail (Stone of Destiny), the Mound of the Hostages (a Neolithic passage tomb c.3000 BC), and extensive earthworks. Daniel O'Connell held a monster meeting here in 1843. Its symbolic significance in Irish identity is unmatched.
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