Mound of the Hostages

#119 among destinations in Ireland

Prehistoric site

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The Mound of the Hostages is an ancient passage tomb located in the Tara-Skryne Valley in County Meath, Leinster, Ireland. ()

Coordinates: 53°34'46"N, 6°36'42"W

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MeathIreland

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Mound of the Hostages – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

~730 ftS
Ancient royal archaeological complex
Hill of Tara
4 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.
3.7 miW
Sacred and religious sites, Historical place, Monastery
Bective Abbey, Navan
96 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.
~350 ftS
Archaeological site
Lia Fáil
2 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.
3.3 miS
Golf
Killeen Castle
86 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.
2 miE
Archaeological site
Skryne Church
52 min walk • Skryne Church is a ruined medieval church and National Monument in County Meath, Ireland.
5.8 miNW
Church
St Mary's Church, Navan
148 min walk • St. Mary's Church in Navan, County Meath is one of two churches that make up the modern-day Parish of Navan in the Diocese of Meath. It was opened in 1839.
5.9 miNW
Monuments and statues
The Bull of Navan, Navan
150 min walk • The Bull of Navan is a prominent stone sculpture in the town of Navan, in County Meath, Ireland. The statue was sculpted by Galway sculptor Colin Grehan and depicts a large bull being restrained by two men. The image of the bull has historic significance for the town of Navan, where many livestock fairs were held.
5.4 miSE
Archaeological site, Church
St. Seachnall's Church, Dunshaughlin
138 min walk • St. Seachnall's Church is a medieval church and National Monument in County Meath, Ireland.
5.5 miNW
Forts and castles
Athlumney Castle, Navan
142 min walk • Athlumney Castle is a tower house and fortified house and a National Monument in Navan, Ireland.
3.1 miS
Church
Killeen Church
79 min walk • Killeen Church is a medieval church and National Monument in County Meath, Ireland.
3 miS
Archaeological site
Dunsany Castle and Demesne
77 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.