The King’s Seat

Round Barrow(s)
N919596

Also known as:

The Croppies Grave

Nearest town:

Dunshaughlin (9km ESE)

OS reference:

N919596

OS sheet:

42

Latitude:

53° 34' 41.57 N

Longitude:

6° 36' 44.57 W

Added to TMA by

FourWinds

Images (9)
Fieldnotes (2)
Folklore (1)

Images

Image of The King’s Seat (Round Barrow(s)) by ryaner

Tara, summer solstice 2021.

Image credit: ryaner

ryaner Jun 21, 2021

Image of The King’s Seat (Round Barrow(s)) by ryaner

Pano of the King’s Seat (An Forradh) from Teach Cormac and the Lia Fáil.

Image credit: ryaner

ryaner Mar 20, 2020

Image of The King’s Seat (Round Barrow(s)) by CianMcLiam

Image credit: Ken Williams/ShadowsandStone.com

CianMcLiam Sep 14, 2006

Image of The King’s Seat (Round Barrow(s)) by CianMcLiam

By the light of the full moon

Image credit: Ken Williams/ShadowsandStone.com

CianMcLiam Sep 10, 2006

Image of The King’s Seat (Round Barrow(s)) by CianMcLiam

Image credit: Ken Williams/www.ShadowsandStone.com

CianMcLiam Sep 3, 2006

Image of The King’s Seat (Round Barrow(s)) by Vicster

Vicky standing in the ditch – it really is much deeper than it appears.

Vicster Aug 17, 2006

Image of The King’s Seat (Round Barrow(s)) by CianMcLiam

I have scouted this place for a long time trying to come up with a good angle, I think this is it.

The Lia Fáil (Stone of Destiny) is dead centre on the horizon, beiside it the memorial tombstone.

Image credit: Ken Williams/ShadowsandStone.com

CianMcLiam Feb 18, 2006

Image of The King’s Seat (Round Barrow(s)) by Cursuswalker

The King’s Seat from Cormac’s House
Lia Fail and Modern Irish Rebellion memorial visible.
August 2003.

Image credit: Cursuswalker

Cursuswalker Oct 13, 2003

Image of The King’s Seat (Round Barrow(s)) by Cursuswalker

The King’s Seat from Cormac’s House ditch.
August 2003.

Image credit: Cursuswalker

Cursuswalker Oct 13, 2003

Articles

The King’s Seat

Round Barrow(s)

C

CARL Jun 10, 2011

Visited 23.5.11
This is a large Barrow with Lia Fail standing stone on its summit.
Lia Fail is set in concrete and is therefore able to happily laugh at the wind.
I’m not; so I couldn’t.
I didn’t manage to stand on top for long before being blown off.

The King’s Seat

Round Barrow(s)

Cursuswalker Oct 13, 2003

There is nothing to see inside the King’s Seat, apart from a good view of Cormac’s House.
It is not contemporary with Cormac’s House and was built, I understand, in Christian times.

The King’s Seat

Round Barrow(s)

Rhiannon Sep 28, 2005

[Fairies] have been seen serenading round the West slope of Tara, dressed in ancient Irish costumes.. these races are warlike and given to making invasions. Long processions of them have been seen going round the King’s Chair (an earthwork on which the Kings of Tara are said to have been crowned) and they would appear like soldiers of ancient Ireland in review.

An anecdote from John Boylin, in ‘The fairy faith in Celtic Countries’ by W Y Evans Wentz (1911).

Sites within 20km of The King’s Seat

Lia Fail

Standing Stone / Menhir • 0km N

13

1

7

1
Cormac’s House

Hillfort • 0km N

7

2
The Royal Enclosure

Henge • 0km N

1

1
The Mound of Hostages

Passage Grave • 0km N

25

2

3
Rath Laoghaire

Rath • 0.1km S

2

1
Rath of Synods

Rath • 0.1km N

5

2
The Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 0.1km N
Churchyard Stones

Standing Stones • 0.22km ENE

8

3
The Banqueting Hall

Enclosure • 0.41km NNE

8

2
The Sloping Trenches

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 0.51km NNW

3
Grainne’s Enclosure

Hillfort • 0.51km NNW

7
Cabragh

Artificial Mound • 0.98km ENE
Rath Maeve

Henge • 1.36km SE

8

3
Blundelstown

Artificial Mound • 2.01km NNE
Lismullin

Timber Circle • 2.48km NE

5

2

1
Rath Lugh

Rath • 2.62km NE

3

2

1
Garlagh

Artificial Mound • 2.91km NNE
Collierstown

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.39km E
Clonardran

Artificial Mound • 3.8km NNE
Dunsany

Bullaun Stone • 4.5km S

3

1
Cooljohn

5.31km WSW

1

1
Ardsallagh

Bullaun Stone • 5.8km WNW

2
Gerrardstown

Artificial Mound • 5.91km NNE
Trevet

Artificial Mound • 6.38km ESE

3
Mooretown

Artificial Mound • 7.09km SSE
Realtoge

Hillfort • 7.34km NNE

3

1
Danestown Ringfort

Rath • 7.7km NE

4
Knockmark

Artificial Mound • 7.85km SSE
Derrypatrick

Bullaun Stone • 9.03km SSW

3
Kingstown & Carnuff Great

Cairn(s) • 9.4km N

1
Culmullin

Artificial Mound • 9.43km SSE

3

1
Kilbrew

Henge • 10.28km E

2

1
Windmill Hill

Henge • 10.42km E
Newtown (Navan Upper By.)

Holed Stone • 10.9km WSW

3
Painestown

Artificial Mound • 11.11km NNE
Primatestown

Artificial Mound • 11.63km E
Gaulstown

Round Barrow(s) • 11.69km ENE

2

1
Roadmain

Artificial Mound • 11.88km ENE
Iskaroon

Artificial Mound • 12.1km W

3

2
Piercetown

Artificial Mound • 12.36km ENE
Johnstown

Artificial Mound • 13km NNE
Newtown

Artificial Mound • 13.04km E
Boolies Great

Artificial Mound • 13.36km ENE
Lismahon

Artificial Mound • 13.73km SE

1
Rossnaree

Artificial Mound • 13.74km NNE

2

1
Moorepark

Artificial Mound • 13.75km ENE
Balgeeth

Artificial Mound • 14.16km ENE

1

1
Stackallan

Henge • 14.48km NNW

2
Longford

Artificial Mound • 15.24km NE
Gallows Hill

Hillfort • 15.37km NNE
Garristown

Artificial Mound • 15.4km E
Mullagha

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.46km NNW

5

1
Gernonstown

Artificial Mound • 15.53km N

1

1
Stanley Hill

Hillfort • 15.56km NNE
Newgrange K & L

Passage Grave • 15.63km NE

9

1
Newgrange Standing Stone C

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.69km NE

5

1

1
The Great Circle

Stone Circle • 15.69km NE

16

1
Newgrange

Passage Grave • 15.77km NE

86

26

26

14
Newgrange Tumulus A

Passage Grave • 15.78km NE

2

1
Gernonstown

Round Barrow(s) • 15.79km N

4

1
Knowth

15.82km NNE

107

9

9

3
Newgrange Cursus

Cursus • 15.85km NE

2
Newgrange Tumulus B

Passage Grave • 15.86km NE

2

1
Hill of Slane Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16km NNE

1
Hill of Slane Souterrain

Souterrain • 16.07km NNE
Hedgerow Stone

Standing Stones • 16.1km NE

2

1
Bellewstown

Artificial Mound • 16.95km ENE

3

2
Dowth Mound II

Artificial Mound • 16.98km NE
Dowth Mound III

Artificial Mound • 17.1km NE
Arch Hall

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 17.32km NW

4

2
Davidstown Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.51km N
Teltown

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 17.54km WNW

1
Dowth I

Passage Grave • 17.56km NE

61

1

3

2
Hilltown Little

Round Barrow(s) • 17.56km ENE
Dowth

17.56km NE

2

2

2
Tullaghanoge

Rath • 17.67km W

2
Monknewtown Pond

Enclosure • 17.81km NNE

3

1
Heathtown Henge I

Henge • 17.82km ENE
Dowth II

Passage Grave • 18.06km NE

1
Monknewtown

Henge • 18.08km NNE

2
Dowth Mound I

Artificial Mound • 18.13km NE
Rathmaiden

Artificial Mound • 18.16km NNE
Monknewtown II

Passage Grave • 18.18km NNE

2

1
Wardstown

Rath • 18.36km W

8

3

1
Dowth Henge

Henge • 18.54km NE

9

1
Heathtown Mound

Artificial Mound • 18.64km ENE

3

1
Heathtown Henge II

Henge • 18.66km ENE

5
Cloghalea

Stone Circle • 18.83km NE

4

2
Micknanstown

Henge • 18.85km ENE

1

1
Fourknocks

Passage Grave • 19.09km ENE

26

1

3

2
Littlegrange

Passage Grave • 19.12km NE

7

1

1

1
Fourknocks

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.38km ENE

4

1
Greenanstown

Standing Stones • 19.79km ENE

2

2
Townley Hall Souterrain

Souterrain • 19.92km NE
Herbertstown

Artificial Mound • 19.93km ENE

2

2