The Irish name for the hill of Tara, Teamhair na Rí, or "Hill of the Kings" gave is the English version for the name of the hill, Tara. Tara looms large 
Hill of Taraeven now in the minds and hearts of Irish people all over the world. It's about 7.5 miles south of Navan Fort or Emain Macha. Archaeologically, the history of Tara as a major sacred site goes back to 4000 B.C.E. Tara was the site of battles, burials, and and a variety of social-sacral rituals. It is in a number of ways comparable to Stonehenge in terms of Tara's importance as a ritual site for Ireland. Although Tara itself is on the top of a hill, the highest point for miles, it is best to think of the entire area as a complex of ritual sites going back thousands of years.
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