The Hill of Tara: 'all-you-need' premium tour
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Short introduction to our audio tour of Tara
3 minDiscover why people have been coming to this small hill for thousands of years.
4 minA great Bronze Age passage tomb, and the mysterious 'Tara boy'.
5 minThe avenue, known as the "banqueting hall", where our procession starts.
5 minThis is one of the oldest pagan sanctuaries on Tara, yet it was found only in 1998
4 minOutside the Fort of the Kings: inauguration ceremonies at Tara
4 minThis is Tara's largest monument, and probably the main sanctuary
4 minThis high kings were proclaimed here in powerful rituals.
4 minThe kings lodged here, when attending Tara's great seasonal festival.
4 minTara is also a mass grave from a 1798 battle, and a powerful Nationalist symbol.
5 min1899: British Israelites seek the Ark of the Covenant at the 'Rath of the Synods',
5 minAt the church: how Patrick's Christian magic defeats the druids. Find a Sheela-na-gig
5 minA time of legends, beautiful women and warriors. Military defences circle the hill.
4 minThis hidden, wilder side of the hill is well worth exploring.
4 minHorses -- associated with kings since prehistory -- were sacrificed and eaten here.
3 minSuggestions range from an Egyptian princess Tea, to an ancient 'temple'.
3 minWhy this medieval village is Tara's 'blind twin'
5 minA lovely way to end your visit is at one of Tara's holy wells.
3 minThis premium audio tour brings Tara to life, and has all you need to explore the area. Hear the prehistoric trumpets sound at Ireland’s ancient capital, as you follow in the footsteps of great high kings and heroes, and visit sacred spaces, burial mounds and a churchyard, to finish at a holy well. Whether you have 20 minutes, or all day, this knowledgeable tour is for you. Expert archaeological and historical consultants helped us to make the tour, and it is packed with stories, music and information, dramatised extracts, and even the sounds of replica Bronze Age instruments.