Must See Archaeological Sites in Leinster
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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.
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Newgrange
Newgrange is a prehistoric monument in County Meath in Ireland, located on a rise overlooking the River Boyne, eight kilometres west of the…
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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…
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Dunmore Caves
Dunmore Cave is a limestone solutional cave in Ballyfoyle, County Kilkenny, Ireland.
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Brownshill Dolmen
Brownshill Dolmen is a very large megalithic portal tomb situated 3 km east of Carlow, in County Carlow, Ireland.
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Fourknocks Megalithic Passage Tomb
Fourknocks Passage Tomb is a passage grave and National Monument located in County Meath, Ireland.
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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…
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Proleek Dolmen
Proleek Dolmen is a dolmen and national monument in County Louth, Ireland.
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Brú na Bóinne
Brú na Bóinne or Boyne valley tombs, is an area in County Meath, Ireland, located in a bend of the River Boyne.
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Knowth
Knowth is a prehistoric monument overlooking the River Boyne in County Meath, Ireland.
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Kilmogue Portal Tomb
Kilmogue Portal Tomb, also called Leac an Scail, is a dolmen and National Monument located in County Kilkenny, Ireland.
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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…
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Seefin Passage Tomb
Seefin Passage Tomb is an empty passage grave and National Monument located atop Seefin hill, County Wicklow, Ireland.
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Rathgall Hillfort
Rathgall, or the Ring of the Rath is a large multivallate hill fort near the town of Shillelagh.
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Dowth
Dowth is a Neolithic passage tomb near the River Boyne in County Meath, Ireland.
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Ballyedmonduff Wedge Tomb
Ballyedmonduff Wedge Tomb is a wedge-shaped gallery grave and a National Monument in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland.
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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.
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Drumanagh Promontory Fort
Drumanagh is a headland near the village of Loughshinny, in the north east of County Dublin, Ireland.
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