Ireland
Things to do in Boyne Valley
21 places12 stories1 routes
Sightlore has 21 places to explore in Boyne Valley, and 12 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Boyne Valley's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Hill of Tara
The Hill of Tara is a hill and ancient ceremonial and burial site near Skryne in County Meath, Ireland. Tradition identifies the hill as the inauguration place and seat of the High Kings of Ireland; it also appears in Irish mythology.
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Newgrange
Newgrange is a prehistoric monument in County Meath in Ireland, placed on a rise overlooking the River Boyne, eight kilometres (five miles) west of the town of Drogheda.
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Lia Fáil
The Fál or Lia Fáil is a stone at the Inauguration Mound on the Hill of Tara in County Meath, Ireland, which served as the coronation stone for the King of Tara and hence High King of Ireland.
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Trim Castle
Trim Castle is a castle on the south bank of the River Boyne in Trim, County Meath, Ireland, with an area of 30,000 m2. Over a period of 30 years, it was built by Hugh de Lacy and his son Walter as the caput of the Lordship of Meath.
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Bective Abbey
Bective Abbey is a Cistercian abbey on the River Boyne in Bective, County Meath, Ireland. The abbey was founded in 1147, and the remaining (well-preserved) structure and ruins primarily date to the 15th century.
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Dowth
Dowth is the site of Neolithic passage tombs near the River Boyne in County Meath, Ireland. It is one of the three main tombs of the Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site, along with Newgrange and Knowth.
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Slane Castle
Slane Castle is located in the village of Slane, within the Boyne Valley of County Meath, Ireland.
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Trim Cathedral
The Cathedral Church of St Patrick, Trim is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Trim, County Meath, Ireland.
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Monasterboice
The Monasterboice ruins are the remains of an early Christian monastic settlement in County Louth in Ireland, north of Drogheda.
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Knowth
Knowth is a prehistoric tomb overlooking the River Boyne in County Meath, Ireland. It comprises a large passage tomb surrounded by 17 smaller tombs, built during the Neolithic era around 3200 BC.
Discovery routes in Boyne Valley
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Boyne Valley: from Tara to Newgrange
From the Hill of Tara and the Lia Fáil to Bective Abbey, from Trim Castle, the Sheep Gate and Trim Cathedral to Slane Castle, then the tombs of Knowth, Newgrange and Dowth, Mellifont Abbey and Monasterboice.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Hill of Tara
The Hill of Tara is a hill and ancient ceremonial and burial site near Skryne in County Meath, Ireland. Tradition identifies the hill as the inauguration place and seat of the High Kings of Ireland; it also appears in Irish mythology.
Trim Castle
Trim Castle is a castle on the south bank of the River Boyne in Trim, County Meath, Ireland, with an area of 30,000 m2. Over a period of 30 years, it was built by Hugh de Lacy and his son Walter as the caput of the Lordship of Meath.
Sheep Gate
The Sheep Gate is a town gate in Trim, Ireland. It is a National Monument.
Slane Castle
Slane Castle is located in the village of Slane, within the Boyne Valley of County Meath, Ireland.
Knowth
Knowth is a prehistoric tomb overlooking the River Boyne in County Meath, Ireland. It comprises a large passage tomb surrounded by 17 smaller tombs, built during the Neolithic era around 3200 BC.
Newgrange
Newgrange is a prehistoric monument in County Meath in Ireland, placed on a rise overlooking the River Boyne, eight kilometres (five miles) west of the town of Drogheda.
Dowth
Dowth is the site of Neolithic passage tombs near the River Boyne in County Meath, Ireland. It is one of the three main tombs of the Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site, along with Newgrange and Knowth.
Athlumney Castle
Athlumney Castle is a tower house and fortified house and a National Monument in Navan, Ireland. The site remains accessible to the public; to enter, visitors need to place a deposit at the nearby B&B and receive a key.
Dangan Castle
Dangan Castle is a former stately home in County Meath, Ireland, which is now in a state of ruin. It is situated by Dangan Church on the Trim Road.
Donore Castle
Donore Castle is a tower house (caiseal) and National Monument in County Meath, Ireland.
Dunmoe Castle
Dunmoe Castle is a castle and National Monument located near Navan, Ireland.
Dunsany Castle and Demesne
Dunsany Castle is a modernised Anglo-Norman castle in Dunsany, County Meath, Ireland. Construction was started c. 1180 by Hugh de Lacy, who also commissioned the original Killeen Castle, nearby, and the famous Trim Castle.
Fourknocks Passage Tomb
Fourknocks Passage Tomb is a passage grave and National Monument located in County Meath, Ireland.
Spire of Lloyd
The Spire of Lloyd in Kells, Ireland is an 18th-century folly in the form of a Doric column, surmounted by a glazed lantern. Sometimes described as "Ireland's only inland lighthouse", it was designed by architect Henry Aaron Baker.
Skryne Castle
Skryne Castle was a castle at Skryne, County Meath, Ireland; only ruins remain. The motte and bailey castle was built by Adam de Feypo in the 12th century.
Places of worship
Bective Abbey
Bective Abbey is a Cistercian abbey on the River Boyne in Bective, County Meath, Ireland. The abbey was founded in 1147, and the remaining (well-preserved) structure and ruins primarily date to the 15th century.
Trim Cathedral
The Cathedral Church of St Patrick, Trim is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Trim, County Meath, Ireland.
Mellifont Abbey
Mellifont Abbey was a Cistercian abbey located close to Drogheda in County Louth, Ireland. It was the first abbey of the order to be built in Ireland. In 1152, it hosted the Synod of Kells-Mellifont.
Monasterboice
The Monasterboice ruins are the remains of an early Christian monastic settlement in County Louth in Ireland, north of Drogheda.
Clonard Abbey
Clonard Abbey was an early medieval monastery situated on the River Boyne in Clonard, County Meath, Ireland.
Monuments
Lia Fáil
The Fál or Lia Fáil is a stone at the Inauguration Mound on the Hill of Tara in County Meath, Ireland, which served as the coronation stone for the King of Tara and hence High King of Ireland.
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