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The Hag's Chair, Loughcrew

Loughcrew, County Meath

A stone throne beside a tomb lit by the equinox sunrise.

The Loughcrew hills are covered with ancient passage tombs. Legend says the hag Cailleach dropped stones from her apron as she leapt between the hills, forming the cairns.

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When
About 3300 BC
Where
53.7440, -7.1120
Group
Hill figures & giants

Visiting

A steep path climbs from the car park. The equinox sunrises draw crowds.

Cover of The Ledger of Lost Britain by Cale Mills
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The Ledger of Lost Britain

The Romans arrived in AD 43. For most people that is where the history of Britain begins. But by the time the legions landed, people had already been living on these islands for thousands of years. They had hunted, farmed, mined flint, dragged stones across the country, raised a hill by hand, and buried their dead in great tombs. They left no written words. What they left was the ground itself. Every place in this book can be visited, or has been dug up, or is in a museum.

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