The Hill of Tara, ancient seat of the High Kings of Ireland, lies in which Irish county?
Hill of Tara Hill of Tara The Hill of Tara (, "Teamhair" or "Teamhair na Rí"), located near the River Boyne, is an archaeological complex that runs between Navan and Dunshaughlin in County Meath, Ireland. It contains a number of ancient monuments and, according to tradition, was the seat of the High King of Ireland. At the summit of the hill, to the north of the ridge, is an oval Iron Age hilltop enclosure, measuring north-south by 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).
Hill of Tara the legendary story naming the Hill of Tara as the capital of the Tuatha Dé Danann, the pre-Milesians dwellers of Ireland. When the Milesians established a seat in the hill, the hill became the place from which the kings of Mide ruled Ireland. There is much debate among historians as to how far the King's influence spread; it may have been as little as the middle of Ireland, or may have been all the northern half. The high kingship of the whole island was only established to an effective degree by Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid (Malachy I). Irish pseudohistorians