Staleen Lock - Lock 3

Staleen Lock - Lock 3 is a locality in County Meath, Leinster. Staleen Lock - Lock 3 is situated nearby to the village Donore, as well as near the locality Sheephouse.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dowth and Newgrange.

Dowth

Archaeological site

Photo: William Ellison, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dowth is the site of Neolithic passage tombs near the River Boyne in County Meath, Ireland. It is one of the three main tombs of the Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site, along with 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 3 km west of Staleen Lock - Lock 3.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brú Na Bóinne Archaeological Park and Donore.

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.

Donore

Village

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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.