page_title: Loughcrew
hierarchical_section_title: Loughcrew
caption_attribution_description: English: Views from Loughcrew Passage Tomb near Oldcastle, County Meath Deutsch: Loughcrew bei Oldcastle, County Meath Euskara: Loughcrew Gaeilge: Loch Craobh Nederlands: Loughcrew Norsk nynorsk: Loughcrew Polski: Loughcrew Русский: Лох-Крю
context_page_description: Loughcrew or Lough Crew is an area of great historical importance near Oldcastle, County Meath, Ireland. It is home to a group of megalithic tombs dating back to the 4th millennium BC, which sit on top of a range of hills. The hills and tombs are together known as Slieve na Calliagh and are the highest point in Meath. It is deemed one of the four main passage tomb sites in Ireland and is a protected National Monument. The area is also home to the Loughcrew Estate, from which it is named.
context_section_description: Loughcrew or Lough Crew (Irish: Loch Craobh, meaning "lake of the tree") is an area of great historical importance near Oldcastle, County Meath, Ireland. It is home to a group of megalithic tombs dating back to the 4th millennium BC, which sit on top of a range of hills. The hills and tombs are together known as Slieve na Calliagh (Sliabh na Caillí) and are the highest point in Meath. It is deemed one of the four main passage tomb sites in Ireland and is a protected National Monument. The area is also home to the Loughcrew Estate, from which it is named.
caption: View from the top of one of the tombs
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