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The stone-lined entrance to the Mound of the Hostages on the Hill of Tara

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Things to do in Navan

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Four of the twenty places on our County Meath list are in or near Navan: Hill of Tara, Bective Abbey, Athlumney Castle and Donaghmore Round Tower. That is a prehistoric site, an abbey, a castle and a monastic site between them. Below you will find two more places from Fáilte Ireland's listings and one event coming up.

On our Meath list

4 places in and around Navan.

  1. The stone-lined entrance to the Mound of the Hostages on the Hill of TaraHill 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.
  2. The stone tower and walls of Bective AbbeyBective AbbeyAbbey · NavanThe Cistercian abbey beside the Boyne still has its cloister arcade and tower. You can walk straight into it.
  3. The roofless ruin of Athlumney Castle in black and whiteAthlumney CastleCastle · NavanThe tower house and later fortified home sit on the far bank of the Boyne from Navan town.
  4. Donaghmore round tower behind the railings of the old churchyardDonaghmore Round TowerMonastic site · NavanA round tower and church ruin stand in a graveyard on the Slane road out of Navan, with a carved doorway.

More to see in Navan

From Fáilte Ireland’s own listings.

  1. Ardmulchan ChurchAbbey or church · NavanRuins of Ardmulchan Church and Graveyard date back to the late 12th Century.
  2. Solstice Arts CentreGallery · Navan

What’s on in Navan

Friday 18th December

  1. Fri18 DecRomeo & Juliet, Ballet IrelandSolstice Arts Centre · Navan18th to 19th December

More from the Meath list

  1. The white quartz front and kerbstones of the Newgrange mound above green fieldsNewgrangePrehistoric 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.
  2. Trim Castle and its curtain wall at sunsetTrim 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.
  3. Spirals carved into the edge of a kerbstone at KnowthKnowthPrehistoric site · DonoreSmaller satellite tombs ring the mound at Knowth, which carries the biggest collection of megalithic art in western Europe.
  4. The grey stone front and turrets of Slane CastleSlane CastleCastle · SlaneSlane Castle stands above the Boyne, and the natural amphitheatre in its grounds gets used for concerts.
  5. The kerbstones and cairn on the hilltop at Loughcrew with snow in the grassLoughcrew 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.
  6. The ruined church and tower on the open summit of the Hill of SlaneHill 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.

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