Grainne's Enclosure

Hill Fort

Townland

Hill Of Tara

County

Meath

Grid Ref

N 918 601

GPS

N 91806 60078 (5m)

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Longitude

6° 36' 49.47" W

Latitude

53° 34' 57.81" N

Nearest Town

Dunshaughlin (9Km)

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Some Nearby Mountains:

Hill of Tara	0.4Km (SSE)
Skreen	3.4Km (E)
Kingstown and Carnuff Great	8.9Km (N)
Dunshaughlin	9.8Km (SSE)
Summerhill Demesne	14.2Km (SSW)

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Hill Of Tara

Hill Fort

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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Sunday, 27th January 2002 CE	Prev Site	Next Site
A wonderful site with deep surrounding trenches and lovely views (on a dry day). The whole fortification is about 30m in diameter.

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Sunday, 27th January 2002 CE

Grainne's Enclosure at Hill Of Tara - Hill Fort - County Meath: The Bank And Ditch

Random Gazetteer A selection of nearby sites		Skreen

3.4km (E) is a church at Skreen. 4.9km (S) is a cross at Dunsany. 5km (NE) is a castle at Cusackstown. 539m (SSE) is a hill fort at Hill Of Tara. 8.4km (E) is a church at Rathfeigh.