Hill of Tara

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archaeological site burial site ceremonial site hill

The Hill of Tara is an ancient ceremonial and burial site in County Meath, Ireland, traditionally regarded as the seat of the High Kings of Ireland and a major center of prehistoric and early medieval power.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Hill of Tara canonical	6
Hill of Tara in County Meath, Ireland	1
Irish place name Teamhair (Hill of Tara)	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3775669 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Hill of Tara
Context triple: [Hill of Slane, locatedNear, Hill of Tara]

A. Dowth
Dowth is a prehistoric Neolithic passage tomb in the Brú na Bóinne complex in County Meath, Ireland, known for its ancient burial chambers and megalithic art.
B. Knowth
Knowth is a major Neolithic passage tomb and archaeological complex in Ireland’s Brú na Bóinne UNESCO World Heritage Site, renowned for its megalithic art and prehistoric burial mounds.
C. Newgrange
Newgrange is a prehistoric Neolithic passage tomb in County Meath, Ireland, renowned for its massive circular mound, megalithic art, and precise alignment with the winter solstice sunrise.
D. Swords Round Tower
Swords Round Tower is a medieval Irish round tower and historic landmark located in the town of Swords in County Dublin.
E. Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site
Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site is a prehistoric archaeological complex in Ireland renowned for its large Neolithic passage tombs, including Newgrange, Knowth, and Dowth.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Hill of Tara
Target entity description: The Hill of Tara is an ancient ceremonial and burial site in County Meath, Ireland, traditionally regarded as the seat of the High Kings of Ireland and a major center of prehistoric and early medieval power.

A. Dowth
Dowth is a prehistoric Neolithic passage tomb in the Brú na Bóinne complex in County Meath, Ireland, known for its ancient burial chambers and megalithic art.
B. Knowth
Knowth is a major Neolithic passage tomb and archaeological complex in Ireland’s Brú na Bóinne UNESCO World Heritage Site, renowned for its megalithic art and prehistoric burial mounds.
C. Newgrange
Newgrange is a prehistoric Neolithic passage tomb in County Meath, Ireland, renowned for its massive circular mound, megalithic art, and precise alignment with the winter solstice sunrise.
D. Swords Round Tower
Swords Round Tower is a medieval Irish round tower and historic landmark located in the town of Swords in County Dublin.
E. Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site
Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site is a prehistoric archaeological complex in Ireland renowned for its large Neolithic passage tombs, including Newgrange, Knowth, and Dowth.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological site ⓘ burial site ⓘ ceremonial site ⓘ hill ⓘ
associatedWith	High Kings of Ireland ⓘ Saint Patrick ⓘ Uí Néill dynasty ⓘ linked to: Uí Néill mythological Fir Bolg ⓘ mythological Tuatha Dé Danann ⓘ linked to: Tuatha Dé Danann
associatedWithEvent	legendary Battle of Mag Tuired (mythic associations) ⓘ
associatedWithText	Annals of the Four Masters ⓘ Dindshenchas ⓘ Lebor Gabála Érenn ⓘ
coordinates	approximately 53.58°N 6.61°W ⓘ
country	Ireland ⓘ
function	burial ground ⓘ ceremonial assembly site ⓘ royal inauguration site ⓘ
hasFeature	barrows ⓘ earthwork enclosures ⓘ ringforts ⓘ standing stone ⓘ
hasStructure	Duma na mBan Amhus ⓘ Duma na nGiall ⓘ Lia Fáil ⓘ linked to: Stone of Destiny Mound of the Hostages ⓘ Ráith Laoghaire ⓘ Ráith na Ríogh ⓘ Ráith na Seanadh ⓘ Saint Patrick’s Church, Tara ⓘ Tara graveyard ⓘ Teach Chormaic ⓘ
heritageStatus	National Monument of Ireland ⓘ
locatedIn	County Meath ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Leinster ⓘ
locatedNear	Navan ⓘ
managedBy	Office of Public Works ⓘ
nearbySite	Brú na Bóinne ⓘ linked to: Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site Newgrange ⓘ Trim Castle ⓘ
religiousSignificance	Christian ecclesiastical site in the early medieval period ⓘ pre-Christian ritual center ⓘ
significance	major center of early medieval power in Ireland ⓘ major center of prehistoric power in Ireland ⓘ
threatenedBy	M3 motorway construction (controversy) ⓘ
tourism	popular tourist attraction in Ireland ⓘ
traditionalRole	seat of the High Kings of Ireland ⓘ
usedInPeriod	Iron Age ⓘ early medieval period ⓘ
usedSincePeriod	Bronze Age ⓘ Neolithic period ⓘ
view	panoramic views over the Boyne Valley ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hill of Slane → locatedNear → Hill of Tara ⓘ

Hill of Slane → hasViewOf → Hill of Tara ⓘ

Tara → etymologyFrom → Irish place name Teamhair (Hill of Tara) ⓘ

linked to: Hill of Tara

Tara → associatedWith → Hill of Tara in County Meath, Ireland ⓘ

linked to: Hill of Tara

Tara of the Kings → hasFeature → Hill of Tara ⓘ

High Kingship of Ireland → associatedWithSite → Hill of Tara ⓘ

County Meath → hasArchaeologicalSite → Hill of Tara ⓘ

Boyne Valley → contains → Hill of Tara ⓘ

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