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<< Other Photo Pages >> Tlachtga - Hillfort in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Meath

Submitted by bat400 on Tuesday, 22 July 2014  Page Views: 3457

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Tlachtga Alternative Name: Hill of Ward
Country: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Meath Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Nevan  Nearest Village: Athboy
Latitude: 53.625700N  Longitude: 6.8884W
Condition:
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3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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3 Access:
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4Short walk on a footpath
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2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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Tlachtga
Tlachtga submitted by Creative Commons : Hill of Ward, Athboy, Co. Meath Trig point on the ancient enclosure, named 'Tlachtha' on the O.S. maps. Circular site defined by ditches and intermittent banks, best viewed from the air. Stupendous views in all directions to Kells, Cooley Mts, Hill of Slane, Hill of Tara, town of Trim, Dublin Mts. Copyright Kieran Campbell and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)
The site of an Iron Age earthen ringfort in Co. Meath, which was in later times associated with the Kings of Mide of and of Munster. The hill featured in Irish tales of Tlachtga and her father Mug Ruith.

The earthworks seen on the Hill of Ward today represent the last phase of development about 2000 years ago. Barrow burials from earier periods may have been encorporated into the earthworks During medieval times it was the site of great festivals, including one at which winter fires were lit at Samhain.

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Note: Dig at 'Halloween ritual site' to get under way.
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Dig at Halloween ritual site to get under way by bat400 on Monday, 21 July 2014
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The secrets of Halloween may be discovered, as the first-ever archaeological excavations begin today on the Co Meath site hailed as the birthplace of the international festival.

A team of archaeologists and volunteers are set to undertake a three-week dig at Tlachtga near Athboy — most commonly thought to have been the ancient home of celebrations to mark the feast of Samhain, our modern Halloween.

Initial surveys already carried out using airborne laser scanning and geophysical techniques have revealed the area to have been a key ritual site, according to lead archaeologist Dr Stephen Davis from the UCD School of Archaeology.

“These surveys reveal that the site has several different phases of monumental enclosures and we believe them to be associated with festival and rituals dating back as far as 1000 BC,” he said. “It’s a very important site which was likely to have been a ritual assembly place. It’s one of only three enclosures of its status in Ireland, the others being at Tara and Rathcroghan in Co Roscommon.”

Tlachtga lies just 12 miles from Tara.

“Given the size, this was likely a key ritual site for many generations.

“It certainly was a huge focus of activity in its time,” said Dr Davis.

“But we will only be able to tell for sure how and when people used the site after we complete the excavations.”

“Tlachtga is also one of the sites known as the four corners of the old province of Meath, the others being Uisneach, Tara and Teltown, and is associated with a number of myths and legends in early Irish literature,” he added.

Funding for the dig has been provided by the Office of Public Works, Meath County Council, the Heritage Council and the Royal Irish Academy.

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