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Mound of the Hostages, Tara (Images)
The Mound of the Hostages takes its name from the medieval Irish designation of the monument Duma na nGiall, a name associating the monument with the symbolic exchange of hostages which must have taken place at Tara in the medieval period. It is, however, a passage tomb built around 5000 BC. The passage is 4m long and was divided by sill-stones into three compartments, the floor of each formed by …
Publisher
- The Discovery Programme
Subject
- Megalithic tomb - passage tomb
Type of item
- Image
Date
- Iron Age Period
- Uncertain
- Bronze Age Period
- 0400
- -2500
- 16th century
Medium
- Earth
- Stone
- Stone
Publisher
- The Discovery Programme
Subject
- Megalithic tomb - passage tomb
Type of item
- Image
Date
- Iron Age Period
- Uncertain
- Bronze Age Period
- 0400
- -2500
- 16th century
Medium
- Earth
- Stone
- Stone
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Rights
- Copyright ©The Discovery Programme
Temporal
- Uncertain
- Bronze Age Period
- Iron Age Period
Places
- iid:2650/SP.1
Source
- The Discovery Programme
Identifier
- http://3dicons.dcu.gr/object/HA/107
Extent
- base, diameter, metres, 21
Format
- image/jpeg
Language
- en
Incorporates
- http://3dicons.dcu.gr/object/HA/113
Year
- 400
- -500
- -2500
Providing country
- Ireland
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-08-27T15:10:19.179Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2014-09-24T15:16:55.733Z