Lougher
Lougher is a locality in County Meath, Leinster. Lougher is situated nearby to the locality Staleen Guard Lock - Lock 4, as well as near Broe Lock - Lock 5.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Newgrange and Knowth.
Newgrange
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Newgrange is a prehistoric monument in County Meath in Ireland, placed on a rise overlooking the River Boyne, eight kilometres west of the town of Drogheda. Newgrange is situated 2½ km north of Lougher.
Knowth
Archaeological site
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Knowth is a prehistoric tomb overlooking the River Boyne in County Meath, Ireland. It comprises a large passage tomb surrounded by 17 smaller tombs, built during the Neolithic era around 3200 BC. Knowth is situated 3½ km north of Lougher.
Brú na Bóinne Visitors Centre
Tourism office
Brú na Bóinne, also called the Boyne Valley tombs, is an ancient monument complex and ritual landscape in County Meath, Ireland, located in a bend of the River Boyne. Brú na Bóinne Visitors Centre is situated 3 km northeast of Lougher.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brú Na Bóinne Archaeological Park and Duleek.
Brú Na Bóinne Archaeological Park
Photo: Guenni, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brú na Bóinne is a remarkable complex of Neolithic chamber tombs, standing stones, henges and other prehistoric structures. It's by the banks of the River Boyne in County Meath, 40 km north of Dublin and 8 km west of Drogheda.
Duleek
Village
Photo: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Duleek is a small town in County Meath, Ireland. Duleek takes its name from the Irish words daimh and liag, meaning house of stones, referring to an early stone-built church, St. Duleek is situated 4½ km east of Lougher.
Donore
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Donore, historically Dunower, is a small village in County Meath, Ireland. It lies near Drogheda on the border between County Meath and County Louth, in the Boyne Valley on the road between Drogheda and the Brú na Bóinne heritage site. Donore is situated 5 km northeast of Lougher.
Lougher
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Meath, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.67167° or 53° 40′ 18″ northLongitude
-6.48167° or 6° 28′ 54″ westElevation
42 metres (138 feet)Open location code
9C5MMGC9+M8OpenStreetMap ID
node 52268235OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
2962811
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