Archaeology and wildlife visit to County Meath, Ireland, in July

I spent a very enjoyable week in the County Meath area of Ireland in July on an archaeological tour of the area, but also managing to do a bit a wildlife spotting at the same time.

We visited Monasterboice, where there were some celtic high crosses - the photo below shows just how tall a high cross is!

These are the ruins of Bective Abbey

St Patrick was waiting at the entrance to the Hill of Tara

A Rook was sitting on the tree branch near St Patrick

A couple of baby Swallows were sitting at the entrance to a burial mound on the Hill of Tara

We paid a visit to Newgrange - a huge burial chamber, which you can actually go inside - though no photos were allowed of the inner chamber

Stone high cross in Kells 

Bat escaping up a rubber tyre after being chased by a couple of cats in Kells churchyards

Cat culprit 1

Cat culprit 2

Pied Wagtail

Stone High Cross inside the church at Durrow

Hungry baby Swallows as an adult flies in to feed them on the windowsill outside Clonmacnoise visitor centre

Tall stone round tower at Clonmacnoise

Stone bridge over the River Boyne at Trim

Yellow Steeple at Trim

Trim castle

Hooded Crow on the garden wall in the Battle of the Boyne visitor centre

Stables bar at Slane castle

Slane castle

St Patrick near the ruins and crosses on the Hill of Slane