Donore

Donore, historically Dunower, is a small village in , . It lies near on the border between County Meath and , in the Boyne Valley on the road between Drogheda and the heritage site.
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  • Type: Village with 760 residents
  • Description: town in Leinster, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Donore, County Meath”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Newgrange and Dowth.

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is a prehistoric monument in in , placed on a rise overlooking the , eight kilometres west of the town of . is situated 4 km west of Donore.

Archaeological site
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is the site of Neolithic passage tombs near the in , Ireland. It is one of the three main tombs of the World Heritage Site, along with and . is situated 2½ km northwest of Donore.

Tourism office
Brú na Bóinne, also called the Boyne Valley tombs, is an ancient monument complex and ritual landscape in , , located in a bend of the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brú Na Bóinne Archaeological Park and Obelisk Bridge.

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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 , 40 km north of and 8 km west of .

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 3½ km north of Donore.

Village
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is a small town in , . takes its name from the Irish words daimh and liag, meaning house of stones, referring to an early stone-built church, St. is situated 4 km south of Donore.

Donore

Latitude
53.69232° or 53° 41′ 32″ north
Longitude
-6.41678° or 6° 25′ 0″ west
Population
760
Elevation
62 metres (203 feet)
Open location code
9C5MMHRM+W7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 52268833
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2964743
Wiki­data ID
Q4166317
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Welsh—“Donore” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Доноре”
  • Cebuano: “Donore”
  • Dutch: “Donore”
  • French: “Donore”
  • German: “Donore”
  • Irish: “Dún Uabhair”
  • Russian: “Донор (Ирландия)”
  • Russian: “Донор”
  • Swedish: “Donore”
  • Welsh: “Donore, Sir Meath”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Church of the Nativity and Donore Cemetery.

County Meath: Must-Visit Destinations

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