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The Hill of Tara (Irish: "Teamhair" or "Cnoc na Teamhrach") is a hill and ancient ceremonial and burial site near Skryne in County Meath, Ireland. According to tradition, it was the inauguration place and seat of the High Kings of Ireland, and it also appears in Irish mythology. Tara consists of numerous monuments and earthworks—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 "Stoneof Destiny"), and a ceremonial avenue. There is also a church and graveyard on the hill. Tara is 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. Name The name "Tara" is an anglicization of the Irish name "Teamhair" or "Cnoc na Teamhrach" ("hill of Tara"). It is also known as "Teamhair na Rí "("Tara of the kings"), and formerly also "Liathdruim" ("the grey ridge"). The Old Irish form is "Temair." It is believed this comes from Proto-Celtic "Temris" and means a "sanctuary" or "sacred space" cut off for ceremony, cognate with the Greek "temenos" and Latin "templum." Another suggestion is that it means "a height with a view." Features Ancient monuments The remains of twenty ancient monuments are visible, and at least three times that many have been found through geophysical surveys and aerial photography

The Hill of Tara (Irish: "Teamhair" or "Cnoc na Teamhrach") is a hill and ancient ceremonial and burial site near Skryne in County Meath, Ireland. According to tradition, it was the inauguration place and seat of the High Kings of Ireland, and it also appears in Irish mythology. Tara consists of numerous monuments and earthworks—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 "Stoneof Destiny"), and a ceremonial avenue. There is also a church and graveyard on the hill. Tara is 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.

Name
The name "Tara" is an anglicization of the Irish name "Teamhair" or "Cnoc na Teamhrach" ("hill of Tara"). It is also known as "Teamhair na Rí "("Tara of the kings"), and formerly also "Liathdruim" ("the grey ridge"). The Old Irish form is "Temair." It is believed this comes from Proto-Celtic "Temris" and means a "sanctuary" or "sacred space" cut off for ceremony, cognate with the Greek "temenos" and Latin "templum." Another suggestion is that it means "a height with a view."

Features

Ancient monuments
The remains of twenty ancient monuments are visible, and at least three times that many have been found through geophysical surveys and aerial photography