Back Run Tara Breton Pujol de Tara Catalan Hill of Tara CEB Tara (Irsko) Czech Bryn Tara Welsh Hill of Tara Danish Tara (Irland) German Tara (Irlando) Esperanto Colina de Tara Spanish Tarako muinoa Basque
Teamhair | |
 The Lia Fáil (Stone of Destiny) atop the Hill of Tara, with the Mound of the Hostages in the background | |
  Shown within island of Ireland | |
| Location | County Meath, Ireland |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 53°34′39″N 6°36′43″W / 53.57750°N 6.61194°W |
| Altitude | 155 m (509 ft)[1] |
| Type | Ceremonial and burial site |
| History | |
| Periods | Neolithic–Iron Age |
| Cultures | Gaelic |
| Site notes | |
| Ownership | Currently the Irish Government through the Office of Public Works |
| Management | The Office of Public Works |
| Official name | Hill of Tara |
| Reference no. | 676 |
The Hill of Tara (Irish: Teamhair or Cnoc na Teamhrach)[2] is a hill and ancient ceremonial and burial site near Skryne in County Meath, Ireland. Tradition identifies the hill as the inauguration place and seat of the High Kings of Ireland; it also appears in Irish mythology. Tara consists of numerous monuments and earthworks—dating from the Neolithic to the Iron Age—including a passage tomb (the "Mound of the Hostages"), burial mounds, round enclosures, a standing stone (believed to be the Lia Fáil or "Stone of Destiny"), and a ceremonial avenue. There is also a church and graveyard on the hill. Tara forms part of a larger ancient landscape and Tara itself is a protected national monument under the care of the Office of Public Works, an agency of the Irish Government.
- ^ Tara Hill - Cnoc an Temair , mountainviews.ie Archived 6 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "'Hill of Tara / Teamhair / Cnoc na Teamhrach'". Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.