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A heritage day out in County Meath

Everything this site lists for County Meath in one place: 223 entries across holy wells, pattern days, monuments, castles and the coast. Each links to the record or page it comes from. More about County Meath →

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Holy wells 54Pattern days 6Round towers 4High crosses 31Ogham stones 8Mass rocks 2Sweathouses 1Megalithic tombs 65Crannógs 12Abbeys and friaries 20Castles 13Lighthouses 3Award beaches 3National parks 1
Holy wells · 54

From: Sites and Monuments Record (Republic); Wikidata for Northern Ireland. Holy wells page →

Pattern days · 6
  • Holy well, Kells · 9 June · Town Parks (Kells Upper By.) · “A pattern has been held on 9 June since the well was conserved by a local group in 2009.” · SMR ME017-045 ↗
  • Holy well, Castlekeeran · first Sunday of August · Castlekeeran · “The main pattern is held on the first Sunday of August, a Lughnasa occasion, when the water's curative powers are believed greatest.” · SMR ME016-050 ↗
  • Holy well, Ministown · second Sunday in August · Ministown · “The pattern, with rosaries said while circling the well, was held on the second Sunday in August but had stopped before the 1930s.” · SMR ME021-013 ↗
  • Lady Well, Slane Castle Demesne · 15 August · Slanecastle Demesne · “A pattern is still held on 15 August, the only day the well is generally open to visitors.” · SMR ME019-061 ↗
  • Holy well, Bobsville · 14 September · Bobsville · “The pattern day is 14 September, but no pattern is held there now.” · SMR ME015-056011 ↗
  • Holy well, Irishtown · not recorded · Irishtown (Duleek Upper By., Moorechurch Par.) · “A pattern came here from Julianstown in the 19th century until the last was held in 1912.” · SMR ME028-063 ↗

From: Sites and Monuments Record descriptions and Wikipedia. Pattern days page →

Round towers · 4
  • Commons (Duleek Lower By.) · “In 1147 the cloigteach or round tower at St. Cianáin’s church was struck by lightning.” · SMR ME027-038009- ↗ · map ↗
  • Donaghmore (Navan Lower By.) · “The round tower (ext. diam. 4.98m; H 26.6m) with a round-headed doorway c. 3m above ground level facing E which is surmounted by crucifixion scene is at the W edge of a subrectangular graveyard (dims c. 45m NE-SW; c. …” · SMR ME025-015002- ↗ · map ↗
  • Town Parks (Kells Upper By.) · “The round tower is SW of the present Church of Ireland church and the likely site of the daimhliag.” · SMR ME017-044013- ↗ · map ↗
  • Tullyard,Steeplestown · “John O’ Donovan in the 1836 speculated that Tullyard from Tullach Ard – the high hill, once had a round tower because it was known amongst Gaelic speakers as Baile Chalcthighe (from Cloigteach – bell tower) or …” · SMR ME030-026---- ↗

From: Sites and Monuments Record. Round towers page →

High crosses · 31
  • Balsitric · “The circular head of a cross (H 0.42m; Wth 0.22m) with a solid ring (diam. 0.28m; T 7.5cm) and a crucifixion on one side, which had been found in ploughing in a field adjoin a field known as ‘the Church field’ was …” · SMR ME006-033001- ↗ · map ↗
  • Castlekeeran · “Three sandstone high crosses that are rather plain apart from roll mouldings, the base of another, a cross-slab and an ogham stone are displayed in the graveyard of the early monastery of Diseart Chiaran.” · SMR ME016-006001- ↗ · map ↗
  • Castlekeeran · “Three sandstone high crosses that are rather plain apart from roll mouldings, the base of another, a cross-slab and an ogham stone are displayed in the graveyard of the early monastery of Diseart Chiaran.” · SMR ME016-006002- ↗ · map ↗
  • Castlekeeran · “Three sandstone high crosses that are rather plain apart from roll mouldings, the base of another, a cross-slab and an ogham stone are displayed in the graveyard of the early monastery of Diseart Chiaran.” · SMR ME016-006003- ↗ · map ↗
  • Castlekeeran · “The base of a high cross is within the graveyard at the site of the early monastery of Diseart Chiarin.” · SMR ME016-006004- ↗ · map ↗
  • Colp West · “A fragment of a tenth-century cross with solid ring and interlace decoration was discovered in the graveyard of St Columba's church.” · SMR ME021-012005- ↗ · map ↗
  • Commons (Duleek Lower By.) · “The N cross is north of St. Kienan’s Church of Ireland church, now converted to a restaurant, and the top of its base (dims 0.5m x 0.45m) is visible.” · SMR ME027-038004- ↗ · map ↗
  • Commons (Duleek Lower By.) · “The S cross is now in the S aisle of the parish church.” · SMR ME027-038005- ↗ · map ↗
  • Donaghmore (Navan Lower By.) · “The damaged head of a sandstone high cross (H 0.63m; original Wth c. 0.45m), now in the National Museum of Ireland, is almost certainly that described by Wilde (1857, 1, 141-2) as being from Donaghmore.” · SMR ME025-015004- ↗ · map ↗
  • Dulane · “The sandstone base (basal dims 0.7m x 0.68m; H 0.67m) of a high cross with a roll moulding on the angles is in the graveyard N of the church, but a fragment of a high cross that may have belonged to it and was in the …” · SMR ME011-037005- ↗ · map ↗
  • Fennor (Duleek Lower By.) · “A cross-base (dims of top 0.58m x 0.51m) with a raised rim around the socket (dims 0.38m x 0.23m; D 0.23m) is almost completely buried c. 10m S of the E end of Fennor church within the rectangular graveyard.” · SMR ME019-035002- ↗ · map ↗
  • Girley · “The head of a high cross was formerly built into the roadside wall in the NE corner of the graveyard at Girley.” · SMR ME023-022---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Julianstown West · present location of a moved object · “The head of a 10th century sandstone high cross (H 0.64m; Wth 0.62m; T 0.20m) was excavated from the graveyard of the Church of Ireland church at Colp by K.” · SMR ME028-001003- ↗ · map ↗
  • Killary · “The base (dims 0.72m; x 0.6m; H 0.4m) with edge mouldings and a fragment from the centre of a high cross are at the N corner of the graveyard of Killary church.” · SMR ME012-020002- ↗ · map ↗
  • Killary · “The decorated shaft of a high cross (dims 0.4m x 0.26m; H 1.3m) and its subcircular base (diam. 1.3m) are NW of Killary church.” · SMR ME012-020003- ↗ · map ↗
  • Killary · “There is a small pyramidal cross-base (dims 0.6m x 0.6m; H 0.5m) of sandstone with edge mouldings on the top within Killary church.” · SMR ME012-020004- ↗ · map ↗
  • Knock · “The head of a small stone cross (H 0.65m; Wth 0.48) with a solid ring and interlace decoration is protruding from the ground at the NE angle of the graveyard.” · SMR ME012-033002- ↗ · map ↗
  • Newtown (Navan Upper By.) · present location of a moved object · “Harbison (1997, 171-6) identified a fragment of a High cross built into the stonework of St Patrick's church on the Hill of Slane, and it was moved to the OPW depot at Newtown Trim in 1994.” · SMR ME036-076---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Newtown (Navan Upper By.) · present location of a moved object · “The head of a high cross was formerly built into the roadside wall in the NE corner of the graveyard at Girley but was removed between the 1960s and 1984.” · SMR ME036-079---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Nobber · “This cross-base has been described by King (2005, 21) as follows: ‘This truncated cone-shaped base has not been previously published, although it was mentioned by Helen Roe in The high crosses of Kells.” · SMR ME005-071002- ↗ · map ↗
  • Nobber · “This cross has been described by King (2005, 22) as follows: ‘This small, sandstone, solid-ringed cross stands close to the entrance gate at the east end of the graveyard.” · SMR ME005-071007- ↗ · map ↗
  • Nobber · “This cross has been described by King (2005, 22-3) as follows: ‘The second early medieval cross is located upside down in the centre of the graveyard.” · SMR ME005-071008- ↗ · map ↗
  • Slane · present location of a moved object · “The fragment of a high cross (Wth 0.6m; H 0.56m; T 0.24m) that came to light in Fennor graveyard in 1991 is now displayed at the W end of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic church in Slane.” · SMR ME019-025001- ↗ · map ↗
  • Slanecastle Demesne · “A fragment of a high cross (dims 0.26m x 0.13m; L 0.27m) that was in the outer face of the W wall of the S aisle has now been moved to the OPW depot in Trim for safe-keeping.” · SMR ME019-060007- ↗ · map ↗
  • Slanecastle Demesne · “Harbison (1997, 171-6) identified a fragment of a high cross built into the stonework of the church and subsequently removed to OPW headquarters in 1994.” · SMR ME019-111---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Town Parks (Kells Upper By.) · “The cross known as the Market Cross was situated at the junction of Market St. and Castle St., on the perimeter of the ecclesiastical enclosure defining the monastic site of Ceanannus.” · SMR ME017-044001- ↗ · map ↗
  • Town Parks (Kells Upper By.) · “The south cross is also known as the cross of Saints Patrick and Columba because of the inscription on its base.” · SMR ME017-044014- ↗ · map ↗
  • Town Parks (Kells Upper By.) · “The west cross is also known as the broken cross.” · SMR ME017-044015- ↗ · map ↗
  • Town Parks (Kells Upper By.) · “The north cross is now just W of the church tower.” · SMR ME017-044016- ↗ · map ↗
  • Town Parks (Kells Upper By.) · “The east cross is also known as the unfinished cross.” · SMR ME017-044017- ↗ · map ↗
  • Town Parks (Kells Upper By.) · present location of a moved object · “The cross known as the Market Cross was situated at the junction of Market St. and Castle St., on the perimeter of the ecclesiastical enclosure defining the monastic site of Ceanannus.” · SMR ME017-044043- ↗ · map ↗

From: Sites and Monuments Record. High crosses page →

Ogham stones · 8
  • Castlekeeran · “An ogham stone (H c. 0.6m) was unearthed in the graveyard of the early monastery of Diseart Chiarain in 1898 and it is set up incorrectly with the top below.” · SMR ME016-006006- ↗ · map ↗
  • Knowth · “There are two stones with ogham inscriptions in the passage of Tomb 1C East and three similar inscriptions in the passage of Tomb 1C West at Knowth.” · SMR ME019-030090- ↗ · map ↗
  • Knowth · “There are two stones with ogham inscriptions in the passage of Tomb 1C East and three similar inscriptions in the passage of Tomb 1C West at Knowth.” · SMR ME019-030091- ↗ · map ↗
  • Seneschalstown · “Discovered 'lying in a field near Seneschalstown House' this stone is in the National Museum of Ireland (see DU018-391----).” · SMR ME026-009---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Spiddal · “Three stones with fragments of ogham inscriptions were re-used as roofstones in souterrain 2.” · SMR ME005-104002- ↗ · map ↗
  • Spiddal · “Three stones with fragments of ogham inscriptions were re-used as roofstones in souterrain 2.” · SMR ME005-104003- ↗ · map ↗
  • Spiddal · “Three stones with fragments of ogham inscriptions were re-used as roofstones in souterrain.” · SMR ME005-104004- ↗ · map ↗
  • Spiddal · “‘The ogham inscription is carved on an oblong sandstone fragment which measures 42 cm (max.) in length, 14 cm in width on its broad fare and 10 cm on the narrow.” · SMR ME006-063---- ↗ · map ↗

From: Sites and Monuments Record. Ogham stones page →

Mass rocks · 2

From: Sites and Monuments Record. Mass rocks page →

Sweathouses · 1
  • Newcastle (Fore By.) · “Just 2m N of the hut-site at the centre of cashel is the probable base of a sweat-house evident as a circular area (int. diam. 1.2m) defined by an internal stone face and with an opening at E.” · SMR ME009-092002- ↗ · map ↗

From: Sites and Monuments Record. Sweathouses page →

Megalithic tombs · 65
  • Ardmulchan · “A low mound (dims c. 16.5m x c. 11.5m; max. H 1.5m) may be the remains of the mound of a passage tomb.” · SMR ME025-006---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Castleboy (Skreen By., Tara Par.) · “Date of upload/revision: 10 July 2007 Excavated in 1956-9, the remains comprise a mound, c. 21m in diam. and 3.5m high, covering an undifferentiated passage-tomb 4m long, opening to E and divided by three still stones.” · SMR ME031-033007- ↗ · map ↗
  • Clonasillagh · “A, these are not sufficiently large to have served as orthostats or capstones, so their function has not been established.” · SMR ME010-041---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Cornaville North · “A subrectangular cairn (dims 40m NW-SE: 15m NE-SW) incorporates at the NW end the remains of the gallery of a three chambered court-tomb (L 6.3m; Wth 2.3m).” · SMR ME001-005---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Corstown (Fore By.) · “The passage tomb cemetery often referred to as Loughcrew is dispersed between three of the summits of the ENE-WSW Slieve na Calliagh ridge.” · SMR ME015-011---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Corstown (Fore By.) · “The passage tomb cemetery often referred to as Loughcrew is dispersed between three of the summits of the ENE-WSW Slieve na Calliagh ridge.” · SMR ME015-012001- ↗ · map ↗
  • Corstown (Fore By.) · “The passage tomb cemetery often referred to as Loughcrew is dispersed between three of the summits of the ENE-WSW Slieve na Calliagh ridge.” · SMR ME015-012002- ↗ · map ↗
  • Corstown (Fore By.) · “The passage tomb cemetery often referred to as Loughcrew is dispersed between three of the summits of the ENE-WSW Slieve na Calliagh ridge.” · SMR ME015-012003- ↗ · map ↗
  • Corstown (Fore By.) · “The passage tomb cemetery often referred to as Loughcrew is dispersed between three of the summits of the ENE-WSW Slieve na Calliagh ridge.” · SMR ME015-012004- ↗ · map ↗
  • Corstown (Fore By.) · “The passage tomb cemetery often referred to as Loughcrew is dispersed between three of the summits of the ENE-WSW Slieve na Calliagh ridge.” · SMR ME015-012005- ↗ · map ↗
  • Corstown (Fore By.) · “The passage tomb cemetery often referred to as Loughcrew is dispersed between three of the summits of the ENE-WSW Slieve na Calliagh ridge.” · SMR ME015-012007- ↗ · map ↗
  • Dowth · “This monument was located 'just west of the cul-de-sac leading from the Dowth road to Ballincrad weir'; it was destroyed about the turn of the century.” · SMR ME019-057---- ↗
  • Dowth · “Several kerb stones have been noted and the site has been listed as possible passage-tomb. Archaeological testing (21E0649) c. 15m to the N produced no related material (excavatioins.ie 2021:226).” · SMR ME020-012---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Dowth · “Date of upload/revision: 10 July 2007 In the landscaped garden of Dowth House this mound, c. 20m in diam., contains a corbel-roofed, multi-celled chamber; probably a passage-tomb.” · SMR ME020-013---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Dowth · “Situated on a gentle S-facing slope in the vicinity of the great passage tomb of Dowth and the medieval parish church.” · SMR ME020-016002- ↗ · map ↗
  • Dowth · “This monument comprises a kerbed mound, 85m in diam., and 15m in H, covering two passage-tombs opening onto its W side.” · SMR ME020-017---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Dowth · “Situated at a high point towards the E end of the broad ENE-WSW ridge of Dowth, at a point that was later chosen for the construction of Dowth Hall c. 1744-1765 when the tomb had already probably been dismantled.” · SMR ME020-098---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Drewstown Great · “The tomb had been briefly described but not drawn by the antiquarian Austin Cooper c. 1790, and it was removed in land reclamation c. 1964.” · SMR ME023-013---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Edengora · “It consists of an unroofed gallery (max. dims 3.4m NE-SW; 1.2m NW-SE) that opened to the SW where the gallery is widest and closed by a single stone (L 1.8m; H 0.45m). ` The above description is derived from the …” · SMR ME002-037001- ↗ · map ↗
  • Ervey · “Situated in a slight col with higher ground c. 120m to the N and at Cairnhill c. 180m to the S with lower ground c. 230m to the W and c. 250m to the E where there are N-S streams that coalesce c. 700m to the S.” · SMR ME002-025---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Fourknocks · “Date of upload/revision: 10 July 2007 Excavated in 1950-2, the mound, 19m in diam. and delimited by a low dry-walled kerb, contained a curciform passage-tomb opening to NNE.” · SMR ME033-028001- ↗ · map ↗
  • Gormanston · “Date of upload/revision: 10 July 2007 Some 150m from monument on the coast are remains of a much denuded kerbed cairn, 37m in diam. and averaging c. 1m high.” · SMR ME028-020---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Gormanston · “The nineteenth-century excavation produced a typical assemblage of passage-tomb artifacts.” · SMR ME028-021---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Knowth · “SITUATION: This great kerbed mound (Tomb 1C) is the focal point of a large passage tomb cemetery which has undergone extensive excavation 1962-2000 and conservation.” · SMR ME019-030001- ↗ · map ↗
  • Knowth · “Knowth cemetery, Tomb 2: Situated c. 3.5m S of the great mound, Tomb 1C.” · SMR ME019-030002- ↗ · map ↗
  • Knowth · “Located c. 2m S of the great mound, Tomb 1C, and the circuit of its kerb might have been within 2m of that of Tomb 2 at E.” · SMR ME019-030003- ↗ · map ↗
  • Knowth · “Located c. 20m SW of the great mound, Tomb 1C, and it was excavated as part of the Knowth conservation programme.” · SMR ME019-030004- ↗ · map ↗
  • Knowth · “This tomb is located c. 22m SW of the great mound, Tomb 1C, and it is also c. 18m NW of Tomb 4 and c. 12m S of the chamber of Tomb 6.” · SMR ME019-030005- ↗ · map ↗
  • Knowth · “This tomb is located c. 13m W of the great mound, Tomb 1C, and is c. 20m SW of the entrance to the W passage in that mound.” · SMR ME019-030006- ↗ · map ↗
  • Knowth · “Located c. 120m W of the great mound, Tomb 1C, on a SW-facing slope but c. 20m from the crest of the steep slope down to the River Boyne which is c. 160m to the SW and c. 50m lower at a point where it changes its course …” · SMR ME019-030007- ↗ · map ↗
  • Knowth · “Knowth cemetery, Tomb 8:Located just 2m W of the great mound, Tomb 1C, and c. 12m NW of the entrance to the W tomb in that mound.” · SMR ME019-030008- ↗ · map ↗
  • Knowth · “Knowth cemetery, Tomb 9:Located c. 20m NW of the great mound, Tomb 1C.This is the remains of a mound(surviving dims 11.9m N-S; 10.8m E-W; max. H 0.4m) of redeposited boulder clay with some overlying shale, but there are …” · SMR ME019-030009- ↗ · map ↗
  • Knowth · “Knowth cemetery, Tomb 10: Located c. 18m NW of the great mound, Tomb 1C, and just NE of Tomb 9.” · SMR ME019-030010- ↗ · map ↗
  • Knowth · “Knowth cemetery, Tomb 11: Situated c. 15m NW of the great mound, Tomb 1C.” · SMR ME019-030011- ↗ · map ↗
  • Knowth · “Knowth cemetery, Tomb 12: Situated c. 17m NW of the great mound, Tomb 1C, and just 2m NE of Tomb 11.” · SMR ME019-030012- ↗ · map ↗
  • Knowth · “Knowth cemetery, Tomb 13: Situated immediately N of the great mound, Tomb 1C.” · SMR ME019-030013- ↗ · map ↗
  • Knowth · “Located 2-3m N of the great mound, Tomb 1C, and c. 2m E of Tomb 13.” · SMR ME019-030014- ↗ · map ↗
  • Knowth · “Knowth cemetery, Tomb 15: Situated c. 10m NNE of the great mound, Tomb 1C, at a point where some of the kerbstones of Tomb 1C are missing.” · SMR ME019-030015- ↗ · map ↗
  • Knowth · “Knowth cemetery, Tomb 16: Located at the NE edge of the great mound, Tomb 1C, which this monument predates.” · SMR ME019-030016- ↗ · map ↗
  • Knowth · “Knowth cemetery, Tomb 17: This is situated c. 3m from the kerb of the great mound of Tomb 1C, at ENE, and c. 12m from the entrance to the E tomb of that mound.” · SMR ME019-030017- ↗ · map ↗
  • Knowth · “Knowth cemetery, Tomb 18: This tomb is located c. 14m ENE of the kerb of the great mound, Tomb 1C, close to the entrance of the E tomb, and it is just SE of Tomb 17.” · SMR ME019-030018- ↗ · map ↗
  • Knowth · “Nineteen glacial erratic boulders of mixed types were discovered in a fairly confined area (dims c. 15m x c. 15m) about 20m SE of the great mound of Tomb 1C during the course of the excavations which Eogan (1984, 156-8; …” · SMR ME019-030076- ↗ · map ↗
  • Knowth · “Knowth cemetery, Tomb 20: Situated c. 20m S of the kerb of the great mound, and located between Tombs 3 and 4.” · SMR ME019-030077- ↗ · map ↗
  • Knowth · “Eogan (1984, 159) references the OS Name Book (1836) which records that 'In front of Miss Maguire's house are two upright stones about 6 feet high overgrown with ivy which may have been a Cromlech or a Tomb in the …” · SMR ME019-030078- ↗ · map ↗
  • Loughcrew · “The passage tomb cemetery often referred to as Loughcrew is dispersed between three of the summits of the ENE-WSW Slieve na Calliagh ridge.” · SMR ME015-003012- ↗ · map ↗
  • Naul · “Local tradition of mound with passage.” · SMR ME034-012---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Newgrange · “Aerial photographs and surface indications suggest that there might be a possible small passage-tomb some 60m E of the main mound at Newgrange.” · SMR ME019-044003- ↗ · map ↗
  • Newgrange · “Situated some 30m E of main mound at Newgrange, this site, on excavation, was shown to be a kerbed mound , c. 20m in diam., with orthostats and sockets representing a passage-tomb with a single side chamber, opening to …” · SMR ME019-044004- ↗ · map ↗
  • Newgrange · “It covers a cruciform passage-tomb, 24m long, opening to SE.” · SMR ME019-045---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Newgrange · “Situated some 90m W of main mound of Newgrange, this site, on excavation, was shown to be a mound, c. 20m in diam., containing an undifferentiated passage-tomb, 8m long opening to the S having a triangular annex or cell …” · SMR ME019-046001- ↗ · map ↗
  • Newgrange · “Situated some 60m W of main mound at Newgrange, this site, on excavation, was shown to be kerbed mound, between c. 22m and 24m in diam., containing a ruined cruciform passage-tomb, 11.75m long opening to the SSW; a …” · SMR ME019-046003- ↗ · map ↗
  • Newgrange · “There are the remains of a severely damaged mound (diam. c. 30.5m) known as Site U contained within a kerb, some of which survives at SE.” · SMR ME019-051---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Newgrange · “This feature, which has been recorded as a visible feature known as Site B1 and is visible on LiDAR, is at the centre of the Small Henge.” · SMR ME019-058002- ↗ · map ↗
  • Newtown (Fore By., Moylagh Ed) · “The passage tomb cemetery often referred to as Loughcrew is dispersed between three of the summits of the ENE-WSW Slieve na Calliagh ridge.” · SMR ME015-003001- ↗ · map ↗
  • Newtown (Fore By., Moylagh Ed) · “The passage tomb cemetery often referred to as Loughcrew is dispersed between three of the summits of the ENE-WSW Slieve na Calliagh ridge.” · SMR ME015-003002- ↗ · map ↗
  • Newtown (Fore By., Moylagh Ed) · “The passage tomb cemetery often referred to as Loughcrew is dispersed between three of the summits of the ENE-WSW Slieve na Calliagh ridge.” · SMR ME015-003003- ↗ · map ↗
  • Newtown (Fore By., Moylagh Ed) · “The passage tomb cemetery often referred to as Loughcrew is dispersed between three of the summits of the ENE-WSW Slieve na Calliagh ridge.” · SMR ME015-003005- ↗ · map ↗
  • Newtown (Fore By., Moylagh Ed) · “The passage tomb cemetery often referred to as Loughcrew is dispersed between three of the summits of the ENE-WSW Slieve na Calliagh ridge.” · SMR ME015-003006- ↗ · map ↗
  • Newtown (Fore By., Moylagh Ed) · “The passage tomb cemetery often referred to as Loughcrew is dispersed between three of the summits of the ENE-WSW Slieve na Calliagh ridge.” · SMR ME015-003007- ↗ · map ↗
  • Newtown (Fore By., Moylagh Ed) · “The passage tomb cemetery often referred to as Loughcrew is dispersed between three of the summits of the ENE-WSW Slieve na Calliagh ridge.” · SMR ME015-003010- ↗ · map ↗
  • Patrickstown · “The passage tomb cemetery often referred to as Loughcrew is dispersed between three of the summits of the ENE-WSW Slieve na Calliagh ridge.” · SMR ME009-071001- ↗ · map ↗
  • Patrickstown · “The passage tomb cemetery often referred to as Loughcrew is dispersed between three of the summits of the ENE-WSW Slieve na Calliagh ridge.” · SMR ME009-071002- ↗ · map ↗
  • Patrickstown · “The passage tomb cemetery often referred to as Loughcrew is dispersed between three of the summits of the ENE-WSW Slieve na Calliagh ridge.” · SMR ME009-071003- ↗ · map ↗
  • Rathkenny · “The tomb and its art was much discussed in the early days (du Noyer 1868; Borlase vol. 2, 343-4; Atkins 1896, Lecture Waterford Archaeological Journal, 2, 72-4; Tempest 1939), and Raftery (1939) was of the view that two …” · SMR ME012-035---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Thomastown (Fore By.) · “A collection of c. 12 stones running in a NW-SE direction form a possible passage.” · SMR ME015-111---- ↗ · map ↗

From: Sites and Monuments Record. Megalithic tombs page →

Crannógs · 12
  • Altmush (Morgallion By.),Whitewood · “Located on the S shore of Whitewood Lough, a subcircular lake (dims c. 580m N-S; c. 500m E-W), which had a bay (max. dims c. 190m NNW-SSE; c. 120m E-W) on the S shore at the point where the River Dee left the lake.” · SMR ME005-058---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Bawnbreakey · “Situated at the centre of the S-shaped Breakey Lough (L c. 700m; Wth c. 100-175m).” · SMR ME005-003---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Boynagh (Kells Lower By., Kilmainham Par.) · “Located close to the N shore of Whitewood Lough, a subcircular lake (dims c. 580m N-S; c. 500m E-W).” · SMR ME005-045---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Brittas · “Situated on the N shore of Moynagh Lough, which is now a small oval area of open water (dims c. 100m E-W; c. 50m N-S) but at one time it filled the valley W of Nobber extending N (L c. 800m) and S (L c. 450m) with arms …” · SMR ME005-088001- ↗ · map ↗
  • Carnacop · “It is described as an oval grass-covered mound (diam. 22m x c. 20.5m; H c. 0.6m) with some piles visible around the perimeter and a rough kerbing of large stones at SE.” · SMR ME012-005---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Coole · “Situated close to an outlet at the E angle of the sub-rectangular Newcastle Lough (dims c. 350m NW-SE; c. 210-280m NE-SW), which is smaller than its representation (dims c. 500m NW-SE; c. 450m NE-SW) on the 1836 edition …” · SMR ME005-016---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Ervey · “Located in deep water in the subrectangular Lough Ervey (dims c. 550m ENE-WSW; c. 180-230m NNW-SSE) close to the SW end where the lake extends N-S (dims c. 450m NNW-SSE; c. 90-100m ENE-WSW) is but this part is reduced …” · SMR ME002-007---- ↗
  • Lagore Big · “Lagore Lough – Lough Gabhair or Goat’s Lake - would have been a large lake (dims c. 3km E-W; c. 1km N-S), with an arm extending S (dims c. 1.5km N-S; c. 1km E-W) from its E end.” · SMR ME038-027---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Meath Hill · “Located in what is now the W arm of Ballyhoe Lough, which was a large subrectangular lough (dims c. 900m -1.2km E-W; c. 600-800m N-S) with a peninsula protruding from the S shore as represented on the 1836 edition of …” · SMR ME003-004---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Moynagh · “Situated in a low-lying landscape between drumlins with a small SW-NE stream just to the SE.” · SMR ME005-099---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Quigelagh · “Situated in a relatively low-lying basin (diam. c. 200m) between drumlins.” · SMR ME004-010---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Whitewood · “Located close to the N shore of Whitewood Lough, a subcircular lake (dims c. 580m N-S; c. 500m E-W).” · SMR ME005-046---- ↗ · map ↗

From: Sites and Monuments Record. Crannógs page →

Abbeys and friaries · 20
  • Abbeyland (Duleek By.) · “Llanthony Seconda established a priory at Duleek around a church of St. Michael south of the ecclesiastical enclosure, which they ran as a grange or out-farm of the Gloucestershire house.” · SMR ME027-038011- ↗ · map ↗
  • Abbeyland South · “The abbey of St. Mary at Navan may have been founded before the Anglo-Norman settlement of Meath, as an abbot witnesses a charter of 1174-84 and it seems to have been well established by then.” · SMR ME025-024---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Anneville or Clonard Old · “St Mary’s convent at Clonard was founded by Murchad O’Melaghlin, King of Meath, by c. 1144 for Arrouaisian nuns, probably at the behest of St Malachy in the vicinity of St Finnian’s early monastery.” · SMR ME047-021---- ↗
  • Anneville or Clonard Old · “St Mary’s convent at Clonard had been founded by c. 1144 for Arrouaisian nuns.” · SMR ME047-022---- ↗
  • Ballyboggan · “A priory following the rule of St Augustine and dedicated to the Holy Trinity, sometimes known as ‘de laude Dei’ – of the praise of God - was founded by a Jordon Comin in the late 12th century.” · SMR ME046-018---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Bective · “The Cistercian abbey known as the Beatitudes and which was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin was founded by Marchad O'Maeil Sheachlainn, king of Meath c. 1150.” · SMR ME031-026---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Blackfriary (2nd Division) · “St Mary's Augustinian Abbey has been thoroughly described, and this is summarised here.” · SMR ME036-048021- ↗ · map ↗
  • Blackfriary (2nd Division) · “The Dominican friary, dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, was founded in 1263 by Geoffrey de Geneville, who became a friar there in 1308 and was buried there in 1314.” · SMR ME036-048022- ↗ · map ↗
  • Collierstown (Skreen By.) · “A convent of nuns may have been founded before 1195 as in that year the church of St Bridget of Odder, under the patronage of the Barnwall family, was confirmed to the Arroasian nuns of Clonard.” · SMR ME032-078---- ↗
  • Commons (Duleek Lower By.) · “An abbey of Augustinian canons dedicated to the Blessed Virgin was established c. 1150 by Muircertach O’Kelly, king of Brega.” · SMR ME027-038032- ↗
  • Donore (Lune By., Killaconnigan Par.) · “Despite the dissolution of the Dominican abbey in Trim which took place in 1539 the order maintained a continuing presence in the vicinity.” · SMR ME041-007---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Lismullin · “The site of Lismullin itself was probably already church property before the arrival of the Anglo Normans, as land that could have been at Lismullin was included in possessions confirmed to the nunnery of Clonard in …” · SMR ME032-024---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Manorland (1st Division) · “A Franciscan friary was probably founded before 1287, but its early benefactors are not known for certain.” · SMR ME036-048025- ↗ · map ↗
  • Meadstown · “A community of Franciscan friars from the supressed friary at Trim became established at Meadstown early in the 18th century on a leased farm that became known as Courtown Friary.” · SMR ME030-010---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Newtown (Navan Upper By.) · “In 1206 Bishop Simon de Rochford founded the Augustinian priory of SS Peter and Paul at Newtown by Trim within the protective ambit afforded by the castle at Trim.” · SMR ME036-049003- ↗ · map ↗
  • Saintjohns · “This church complex is situated on the S bank of the River Boyne, between a WSW-ENE section of the river c. 10-25m to the N and a low ridge c. 120m to the S.” · SMR ME036-049011- ↗ · map ↗
  • Slanecastle Demesne · “At the Suppression in 1540 it was described as a church and chancel with a belfry, a cottage and 1 acre of land, but it had no other possessions.” · SMR ME019-026---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Town Parks (Kells Upper By.) · “The foundation of a priory of Knights Hospitallers of St. John has been attributed to Walter de Lacy in the late 12th century, but the Hospital of St. John the Baptist at Kells was a house of the Fratres Cruciferi or …” · SMR ME017-044026- ↗ · map ↗
  • Town Parks (Kells Upper By.) · “The abbey may have been destroyed by the campaigns of Dermot MacMurrough in 1171 or the Anglo-Normans in 1176 since it was re-founded by Hugh de Lacy before 1186 and its charter was confirmed by Richard II at Drogheda …” · SMR ME017-044039- ↗ · map ↗
  • Town Parks (Lune By.) · “Chapters were held there in 1325 and 1467, and an indulgence was granted in 1405 as the church needed repair.” · SMR ME029-023014- ↗

From: Sites and Monuments Record. Abbeys and friaries page →

Castles · 13

From: Wikipedia's castle categories. Castles page →

Lighthouses · 3
  • Drogheda East · Mornington · no longer lit
  • Drogheda North · Mornington · no longer lit
  • Drogheda West · Mornington · no longer lit

From: Wikipedia's list of lighthouses in Ireland. Lighthouses page →

Award beaches · 3
  • Bettystown · Blue Flag 2026
  • Bettystown Beach · Green Coast 2026
  • Mornington Beach · Green Coast 2026

From: Blue Flag and Green Coast awards. Award beaches page →

National parks · 1
  • Boyne Valley (Brú na Bóinne) National Park · Brú na Bóinne · established 2023 · Wikipedia ↗

From: Wikipedia, National parks of Ireland. National parks page →

Before you go looking

Source: National Monuments Service, Archaeological Survey of Ireland, Sites and Monuments Record, open data via data.gov.ie ↗ (CC BY 4.0); every record links to the Historic Environment Viewer ↗. Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record (Department for Communities, Historic Environment Division), OpenDataNI ↗.

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