The King's Seat

Hill Fort

Townland

Hill Of Tara

County

Meath

Grid Ref

N 920 596

GPS

N 91984 59627 (7m)

OS Sheets

42, 43

Longitude

6° 36' 39.13" W

Latitude

53° 34' 41.51" N

Nearest Town

Dunshaughlin (8.5Km)

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Some Nearby Mountains:

Hill of Tara	0.1Km (NW)
Skreen	3.3Km (ENE)
Dunshaughlin	9.2Km (SSE)
Kingstown and Carnuff Great	9.4Km (N)
Mullagh	13.8Km (S)

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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
The King's Seat is a beautifully preserved earthwork. The ditch around it is 2m deep and the central platform rises to 3m. This is where the Stone of Destiny is now located.

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Sunday, 27th January 2002 CE

The King's Seat at Hill Of Tara - Hill Fort - County Meath: The Embankment

Random Gazetteer A selection of nearby sites		Rath Maeve

1.3km (SSE) is a hill fort at Rath Maeve. 8.3km (E) is a church at Rathfeigh. 3.3km (ENE) is a church at Skreen. 4.4km (S) is a cross at Dunsany. 7.3km (NNE) is a ring fort at Realtoge.