Guided Day Tour of Hill of Tara, Trim Castle and Bective Abbey

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Stop At: Hill of Tara, Tara, Navan Ireland

You'll be guided around Tara, a sacred prehistoric burial site, and learn why it is a very important landscape in the psyche and imagination of the Irish people. You'll see the oldest monument on the hill, the Mound of Hostages, that was built in the Neolithic period, and other large ritual monuments that were constructed in the Iron Age. You'll learn all the stories about famous legendary prehistoric kings of Tara, as well as the way of life and rituals in prehistoric Celtic society, and the artefacts that were found on Tara's over 100 archeological sites.
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Trim Castle, Trim Ireland

You’ll see the largest, most dramatic and magnificent Anglo-Norman castle in Ireland, will be able to admire it from its generous surrounding space and have an interesting one hour tour inside the castle. You’ll learn some fascinating facts about the Norman conquest of Ireland and about the castle’s powerful owners, as well as some other dramatic chapters of Irish history connected with the castle

We’ll have a walk around the town of Trim, which is listed as one of the top tourist attractions, has the oldest bridge in Ireland and important medieval buildings, as well as charming 18th and 19th century houses. We’ll stop by for lunch in one of its lovely cafes.
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Bective Abbey, Navan Ireland

Bective Abbey is one of the most atmospheric places in the area and you need to go there with a guide! You’ll see so well-preserved ruins of once magnificent medieval monastery, learn some colourful episodes of its history, as well as the lives of monks of that time. The ruins of the abbey provide a maze of passageways with dead ends and interrupted staircases and arouses a sense of awe and mystery. Bective Abbey was also chosen to be a location of a few scenes in the iconic Mel Gibson’s movie Braveheart.

It is also a perfect place for a picnic and we'll have teas/coffees and treats there!
Duration: 1 hour