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<< Our Photo Pages >> Hill of Slane - Artificial Mound in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Meath

Submitted by karolus on Friday, 12 May 2023  Page Views: 202

Multi-periodSite Name: Hill of Slane
Country: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Meath Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: Dublin  Nearest Village: Slane
Latitude: 53.716950N  Longitude: 6.54597W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Hill of Slane
Hill of Slane submitted by karolus : Part of the ditch, 2023 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Artificial Mound in Co. Meath

The Hill of Slane mound is often ignored, as most people stop short at the church and monastic ruins by the car park. In legend it is where St Patrick lit the Beltane fire instituting the Catholic faith in Ireland as a challenge to the pagan religion. The chief druid was the first to light the sacred fire at Tara,, and defying this was. punishable by death. The sites are intervisible.
About 300 meters due West past the monastic ruins, which are marked as the "Hill of Slane" on maps, across a grassy field is a copse of trees, that outline the fairly deep ditch surrounding the steep mound. It is supposedly the burial place of Slaine Mac Dela, first high king of Ireland. Today it is fenced off and left to nature. Its location was obviously important, as the surrounding ditch had to be cut through solid rock in places. A lovely peaceful site.
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Hill of Slane
Hill of Slane submitted by karolus : What is marked on maps as the Hill of Slane and high point is this ruined church and monastic site, with a modern graveyard. View looking east from the mound "Hill of Slane", about 300m West, which is actually higher and further up the hill. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Hill of Slane
Hill of Slane submitted by karolus : This section of the ditch has been cut out through solid rock. The entire ditch is transversible. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Hill of Slane
Hill of Slane submitted by karolus : Part of the ditch, 2023 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Hill of Slane
Hill of Slane submitted by karolus (Vote or comment on this photo)

Hill of Slane
Hill of Slane submitted by karolus : The Hill of Slane with surrounding ditch. Impossible to get a photo of the whole thing due to trees.

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