NewgrangeThe passage tomb went up around 3200 BC under a mound above the Boyne. You go in on a guided tour that leaves from the visitor centre.
Megalithic tomb
Knowth
Donore, County Meath
Smaller satellite tombs ring the mound at Knowth, which carries the biggest collection of megalithic art in western Europe.
- Where
- Donore, County Meath
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NewgrangeThe passage tomb went up around 3200 BC under a mound above the Boyne. You go in on a guided tour that leaves from the visitor centre.
Battle of the Boyne Visitor CentreThe restored house and walled garden at Oldbridge stand on the ground the 1690 battle was fought over.
SlaneFour matching Georgian houses face each other at the crossroads, with the Boyne bridge below.
Old Mellifont AbbeyWhat is left of the first Cistercian abbey in Ireland. The octagonal washing house beside the river is still standing.
Hill of SlaneA ruined friary and a tower sit on the hilltop above the village, with most of the Boyne valley in the view.More in Meath
Hill of TaraFort · NavanGrassed earthworks on a low ridge south of Navan, where the high kings were made. It is open ground and free to walk.
Trim CastleCastle · TrimIreland's largest Norman castle: a square keep inside a curtain wall on the bank of the Boyne.- Slane CastleCastle · SlaneSlane Castle stands above the Boyne, and the natural amphitheatre in its grounds gets used for concerts.
Loughcrew CairnsMegalithic tomb · OldcastlePassage tombs scattered across the hills west of Oldcastle, up a steep walk from the car park.
Bective AbbeyAbbey · NavanThe Cistercian abbey beside the Boyne still has its cloister arcade and tower. You can walk straight into it.
Kells Round Tower and High CrossesMonastic site · KellsThe round tower and carved crosses stand in the middle of Kells, on the monastery the Book of Kells takes its name from.
Newtown TrimRuin · TrimA ruined cathedral and priory stand on the riverbank, a short walk downstream from Trim Castle.- Emerald ParkWildlife park · AshbourneTheme park and zoo on the Dublin side of the county, with rollercoasters and an animal collection.