# The Hill of Tara, seat of the High Kings

What to do en Newgrange and the Boyne Valley · Newgrange and the Boyne Valley

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/bru-na-boinne/things-to-do/hill-of-tara · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Duración: 1 h
- Temporada: All year; paid guided tours in season
- Para quién: All ages

Walk · 1 h · free · mounds, earthworks and the coronation stone on a hill with views over the Meath plain

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.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://www.heritageireland.ie/places-to-visit/hill-of-tara/
- Coordenadas: 53.5797, -6.6119

## Cerca de aquí

- [Conyngham Arms Hotel](https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/bru-na-boinne/where-to-stay/conyngham-arms), a 15.1 km
- [Conyngham Arms Restaurant](https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/bru-na-boinne/where-to-eat/conyngham-arms-restaurant), a 15.1 km
- [Newgrange, the 5,000-year-old tomb with the solstice chamber](https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/bru-na-boinne/things-to-do/newgrange), a 15.6 km
- [Knowth, the mound with the largest collection of megalithic art](https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/bru-na-boinne/things-to-do/knowth), a 15.7 km
- [Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre](https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/bru-na-boinne/things-to-do/bru-na-boinne-visitor-centre), a 16.8 km
- [Tankardstown House](https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/bru-na-boinne/where-to-stay/tankardstown-house), a 17.5 km
- [The Brabazon, at Tankardstown House](https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/bru-na-boinne/where-to-eat/the-brabazon), a 17.5 km
- [Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre, at Oldbridge](https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/bru-na-boinne/things-to-do/battle-of-the-boyne), a 20.5 km

Destino: [Newgrange and the Boyne Valley](https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/bru-na-boinne.md)