Beaulieu House and GardensA seventeenth century house east of Drogheda, with walled gardens and grounds running down towards the Boyne.
Beach
Laytown and Bettystown Beach
Laytown, County Meath
This strand runs several kilometres up the Meath coast, wide enough that horse races are run on it.
- Where
- Laytown, County Meath
- Before you go
- Opening times, prices and access change. Check with the place itself.
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Beaulieu House and GardensA seventeenth century house east of Drogheda, with walled gardens and grounds running down towards the Boyne.
St Laurence's GateTwo towers of the old town wall stand over a street in the middle of Drogheda.
MonasterboiceA walled graveyard north of Drogheda holds a round tower and three carved high crosses.
Millmount Museum and Martello TowerThe museum and round tower sit on the mound above the south bank, looking straight down on the town.
ClogherheadThe fishing village sits on a headland with a beach on either side of it and the pier at Port Oriel below.More in Meath
NewgrangeMegalithic tomb · DonoreThe 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.
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.
KnowthMegalithic tomb · DonoreSmaller satellite tombs ring the mound at Knowth, which carries the biggest collection of megalithic art in western Europe.- 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.
Hill of SlaneMonastic site · SlaneA ruined friary and a tower sit on the hilltop above the village, with most of the Boyne valley in the view.
Battle of the Boyne Visitor CentreMuseum · DroghedaThe restored house and walled garden at Oldbridge stand on the ground the 1690 battle was fought over.