What to do · Newgrange and the Boyne Valley
The Hill of Tara, seat of the High Kings
Information
- Price
- Free; guided tour adult €5, family €13
- Duration
- 1 h
- Season
- All year; paid guided tours in season
- Who it's for
- All ages
- With a dog
- On a lead; livestock grazing
Tara is a low hill with an enormous view over the fields of Meath, and the place in Ireland most steeped in legend: tradition makes it the seat of the High Kings. What you see are earthworks, circles of earth and a small Stone Age passage tomb, along with a standing stone that tradition associates with coronation. Without a guide it is hard to imagine: read the panels or join the guided tour in season.
It is about 25 minutes by car from the Brú na Bóinne visitor centre, and Mary Gibbons's tour from Dublin combines it with Newgrange. Access to the hill is open and free all year.
With young childrenAs a familyWith teenagersWith a dog
