Must See Archaeological Sites in Leinster

Dublin Castle

Historic castle originally built in the early 13th century, serving as a government building, former royal residence, and museum with Norman architecture and archaeological significance.

Newgrange

Newgrange is a prehistoric monument in County Meath in Ireland, located on a rise overlooking the River Boyne, eight kilometres west of the…

Newgrange Visitors Centre

Brú na Bóinne, also called the Boyne Valley tombs, is an ancient monument complex and ritual landscape in County Meath, Ireland, located in…

Dunmore Caves

Dunmore Cave is a limestone solutional cave in Ballyfoyle, County Kilkenny, Ireland.

Brownshill Dolmen

Brownshill Dolmen is a very large megalithic portal tomb situated 3 km east of Carlow, in County Carlow, Ireland.

Fourknocks Megalithic Passage Tomb

Fourknocks Passage Tomb is a passage grave and National Monument located in County Meath, Ireland.

Kells Augustinian Priory

Kells Priory is one of the largest medieval monuments in Ireland. The Augustine priory is situated alongside King's River beside the village…

Proleek Dolmen

Proleek Dolmen is a dolmen and national monument in County Louth, Ireland.

Brú na Bóinne

Neolithic archaeological complex featuring passage tombs and the largest collection of megalithic art in Western Europe. The site includes significant monuments dating back to approximately 3200 BC, known for archaeoastronomical alignments.

Knowth

Knowth is a prehistoric monument overlooking the River Boyne in County Meath, Ireland.

Kilmogue Portal Tomb

Kilmogue Portal Tomb, also called Leac an Scail, is a dolmen and National Monument located in County Kilkenny, Ireland.

Irish National Heritage Park

The Irish National Heritage Park is an open-air museum near Wexford which tells the story of human settlement in Ireland from the…

Seefin Passage Tomb

Seefin Passage Tomb is an empty passage grave and National Monument located atop Seefin hill, County Wicklow, Ireland.

Rathgall Hillfort

Rathgall, or the Ring of the Rath is a large multivallate hill fort near the town of Shillelagh.

Dowth

Dowth is a Neolithic passage tomb near the River Boyne in County Meath, Ireland.

Ballyedmonduff Wedge Tomb

Ballyedmonduff Wedge Tomb is a wedge-shaped gallery grave and a National Monument in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland.

Durrow Abbey

Durrow Abbey is a historic site in Durrow, County Offaly in Ireland. It is located off the N52 some 5 miles from Tullamore.

Drumanagh Promontory Fort

Drumanagh is a headland near the village of Loughshinny, in the north east of County Dublin, Ireland.

Glendruid Dolmen