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The Loughcrew Hills. The West top from the path up to the summit.
| The big cairn at the summit. The chamber is open in the summer. |
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| Another view of the summit, in the foreground is a cairn that has been dismantled. Sadly most of the Loughcrew complex have been damaged. |
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| A view westward from the top, towards West Meath and Longford. In the foreground is another ruined cairn. |
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Those who want to see fine neolithic monuments without enduring the circus at Newgrange can come here. This hill has no TV mast, but a fine collection of huge chambered cairns. We grabbed a quick ascent between showers for a big view. This is a very central location and you can see a long way from up here. As for the cairns, sadly they were not open, being outwith the summer, but having the site to ourselves on a wild day made this a very special experience. To date this was the biggest cairn I had seen, but this record was to be beaten by Knocknarea, by Sligo, two days later. Slieve na Caillaighe/Sliebh na Calli is the highest hill in the rather flat Co. Meath |
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