Vintage Image Circa 1970: The Royal Hill of Tara, Used from Neolithic times and first documented in the 11th Century, County Meath, Ireland
In the centre is an oval Iron Age hilltop enclosure, measuring 318 metres (1,043 ft) north-south by 264 metres (866 ft) east-west and enclosed by an internal ditch and external bank, known as Ráith na Ríogh (the Fort of the Kings, also known as the Royal Enclosure). The most prominent earthworks within are the two linked enclosures, a bivallate (double-ditched) ring fort and a bivallate ring barrow known as Teach Chormaic (Cormac's House) and the Forradh or Royal Seat. In the middle of the Forradh is a standing stone, which is believed to be the Lia Fáil (Stone of Destiny). To the north of the ring-forts is a small Neolithic passage tomb known as Dumha na nGiall (the Mound of the Hostages), which was constructed around 3,400 (cal.) BC.
Size: 5121px × 5190px
Location: Hill of Tara, County Meath, Ireland
Photo credit: © George Munday / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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