Hill of Uisneach

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The Hill of Uisneach or Ushnagh ( or )Irish Placenames Database Retrieved 5 August 2010. is a hill and ancient ceremonial site in the barony of Rathconrath in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is a protected national monument.National Monuments in State care , National Monuments Service, archaeology.ie. Retrieved 5 August 2010. It consists of numerous monuments and earthworks—prehistoric and medieval—including a probable megalithic tomb, burial mounds, enclosures, standing stones, holy wells and a medieval road. Uisneach is near the geographical centre of Ireland, and in Irish mythology it is deemed to be the symbolic and sacred centre of the island.Alwyn Rees and Brinley Rees. Celtic Heritage. Thames and Hudson: New York, 1961. . pp. 159-161. It was said to be the burial place of the mythical Tuatha Dé Danann, and a place of assembly associated with the druids and the festival of Bealtaine. Read more on Wikipedia

type: ancient site
date from: Iron Age–Middle Ages

Source: en.wikipedia.org