Rath Meave

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Rath Maeve is a henge located near the Hill of Tara in County Meath, Ireland. It is a National Monument. ()

Built: 1500 B.C.E.Diameter: 755 ftCoordinates: 53°34'0"N, 6°36'33"W

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MeathIreland

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Rath Meave – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hill of Tara, Bective Abbey, Lia Fáil, Killeen Castle.

0.8 miN
Ancient royal archaeological complex
Hill of Tara
20 min walk • The Hill of Tara, located in the heart of the Boyne Valley in Ireland, is an ancient prehistoric site steeped in myth and history. Once considered the political and spiritual center of Celtic Ireland, it served as the seat of the High Kings until the 6th century.
4 miW
Sacred and religious sites, Historical place, Monastery
Bective Abbey, Navan
102 min walk • Bective Abbey is a Cistercian abbey on the River Boyne in Bective, County Meath, Ireland. The abbey was founded in 1147, and the remaining structure and ruins primarily date to the 15th century.
0.8 miN
Archaeological site
Lia Fáil
22 min walk • The Lia Fáil is a stone at the Inauguration Mound on the Hill of Tara in County Meath, Ireland, which served as the coronation stone for the High Kings of Ireland. It is also known as the Coronation Stone of Tara. According to legend, all of the kings of Ireland were crowned on the stone up to Muirchertach mac Ercae, c. 500 CE.
2.5 miSE
Golf
Killeen Castle
64 min walk • Killeen Castle, located in Dunsany, County Meath, Ireland, is the current construction on a site occupied by a castle since around 1180. The current building is a restoration of a largely 19th century structure, burnt out in 1981.
0.9 miN
Prehistoric site
Mound of the Hostages
23 min walk • The Mound of the Hostages is an ancient passage tomb located in the Tara-Skryne Valley in County Meath, Leinster, Ireland. The mound is a Neolithic structure, built between 3350 and 2800 BCE.
2.3 miNE
Archaeological site
Skryne Church
59 min walk • Skryne Church is a ruined medieval church and National Monument in County Meath, Ireland.
4.6 miSE
Archaeological site, Church
St. Seachnall's Church, Dunshaughlin
118 min walk • St. Seachnall's Church is a medieval church and National Monument in County Meath, Ireland.
2.2 miS
Church
Killeen Church
56 min walk • Killeen Church is a medieval church and National Monument in County Meath, Ireland.
2.1 miS
Archaeological site
Dunsany Castle and Demesne
55 min walk • Dunsany Castle, Dunsany, County Meath, Ireland is a modernised Anglo-Norman castle, started c. 1180 / 1181 by Hugh de Lacy, who also commissioned the original Killeen Castle, nearby, and the famous Trim Castle.
6.2 miNW
53°38'34"N • 6°41'22"W
Beechmount Garden Centre, Navan
158 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
6.4 miNE
Archaeological site
Balrath Cross
162 min walk • Balrath Cross is a wayside cross and National Monument located in County Meath, Ireland.