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TownlandHill Of Tara
CountyMeath
Grid RefN 919 598
GPSN 91917 59833 (7m)
Longitude6° 36' 43.39" W
Latitude53° 34' 49.1" N
Nearest TownDunshaughlin (8.7 Km)
OS Sheet42
UTM zone29U
UTM x658085.48848704
UTM y5939479.5828334

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Hill Of Tara - Hill Fort
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 27th January 2002

There are supposed to be many barrows on the hill but only one really shows itself and that is a small (5m diameter, 2m high) affair.

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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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