DowthThird of the great Boyne mounds, and this one is open ground you can walk around at any hour with no ticket.
Museum
Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre
Drogheda, County Meath
The 1690 battle was fought across the Oldbridge estate. The house is closed, and the exhibition is in the stable yard beside it, free to enter, with the walled garden and parkland to walk.
The Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre in Oldbridge, County Meath gives an in-depth insight into the battle between King William III and his father-in-law King James II in 1690.
- Where
- Drogheda, County Meath
- Address
- Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre, Drybridge
- Official site
- heritageireland.ie
- Map
- Directions · OpenStreetMap
- Before you go
- Opening times, prices and access change. Check with the place itself.
Nearby
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DowthThird of the great Boyne mounds, and this one is open ground you can walk around at any hour with no ticket.
Old Mellifont AbbeyWhat is left of the first Cistercian abbey in Ireland. The octagonal washing house beside the river is still standing.
Millmount Museum and Martello TowerThe museum and the Martello tower sit on the mound above the south bank, looking straight down on the town.
Highlanes GalleryDrogheda's public gallery sits on the main street, in a Franciscan church that was converted for it.
St Laurence's GateTwo towers of the old town wall stand over a street in the middle of Drogheda.
KnowthSmaller satellite tombs ring the mound at Knowth, which carries the biggest collection of megalithic art in western Europe.What’s on nearby
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NewgrangePrehistoric site · DonoreThe passage tomb went up around 3200 BC under a mound above the Boyne. You go in on a guided tour that leaves from the visitor centre.
Hill of TaraPrehistoric site · NavanGrassed earthworks on a low ridge south of Navan, where the high kings were made. It is open ground and free to walk.
Trim CastleCastle · TrimIreland's largest Norman castle: a great cruciform keep inside a curtain wall on the bank of the Boyne. It closes for works from 1st November 2026 to 1st April 2027.
Slane CastleCastle · SlaneSlane Castle stands above the Boyne, and the natural amphitheatre in its grounds gets used for concerts.
Loughcrew CairnsPrehistoric site · OldcastlePassage tombs scattered across the hilltops just east of Oldcastle, up a steep walk from the car park. The chamber inside Cairn T is closed for conservation works at present.
Hill of SlaneMonastic site · SlaneA ruined friary and a tower sit on the hilltop above the village, with most of the Boyne valley in the view.
Bective AbbeyAbbey · NavanThe Cistercian abbey beside the Boyne still has its cloister arcade and tower. You can walk straight into it.
Kells Round Tower and High CrossesMonastic site · KellsThe round tower and carved crosses stand in the middle of Kells, on the monastery the Book of Kells takes its name from. The OPW has the site closed for conservation works at present, so check before you travel.