Regional sacred-site guide
Sacred sites in Meath
Explore 9 sacred places in Meath, Ireland, with a regional map and links to detailed site guides.
Traditions in Meath
Site types in Meath
Showing 1-9 of 9 sites in this regional guide
Bective Abbey
County Meath, Meath, Ireland
Bective Abbey belongs among the significant monastic places of Republic of Ireland. The sacred frame at Bective Abbey comes from Christian monastic tradition....
Brú na Bóinne
Drogheda, Meath, Ireland
Brú na Bóinne stands in Republic of Ireland as a major prehistoric site. At Brú na Bóinne, Prehistoric ritual and funerary traditions provides the public sacred context....
Dowth
County Meath, Meath, Ireland
Dowth is a nationally or regionally important prehistoric place in Republic of Ireland. Dowth is interpreted here through Prehistoric ritual and funerary traditions....
Hill of Tara
County Meath, Meath, Ireland
For over five thousand years, the Hill of Tara has stood as the axis mundi of Ireland, the place where earthly power touched the divine....
Hill of Ward
County Meath, Meath, Ireland
Hill of Ward belongs among the significant prehistoric places of Republic of Ireland....
Knowth
Drogheda, Meath, Ireland
Knowth belongs among the significant prehistoric places of Republic of Ireland. The sacred frame at Knowth comes from Prehistoric ritual and funerary traditions....
Loughcrew
County Meath, Meath, Ireland
Loughcrew is one of Europe's largest concentrations of Neolithic passage tombs, spread across four hilltops named for the Cailleach, the divine hag of Irish mythology....
Newgrange
Donore, Meath, Ireland
Five thousand years ago, people moved thirty-five hundred tons of stone to build a monument aligned with a single moment of sunrise on the shortest day of the year....
Stone Of Destiny
Part of Hill of Tara
Navan, Meath, Ireland
The Lia Fail stands on the Hill of Tara, a granite pillar that legend says once roared to recognize the rightful High King of Ireland....
Key questions
Meath sacred-site questions
- How many sacred sites are listed in Meath?
- This regional guide currently includes 9 sacred sites in Meath, Ireland.
- Which traditions are represented in Meath?
- The most represented traditions in the current guide include Celtic and Prehistoric, Prehistoric ritual and funerary traditions, Christian monastic tradition.
- Can I view Meath sacred sites on a map?
- Yes. Switch to map view to compare the listed places, then open a site page for coordinates and visiting context.