Hill of Slane
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The Hill of Slane is a historic site in County Meath, Ireland, traditionally regarded as the place where Saint Patrick lit the Paschal fire in defiance of the pagan High King at nearby Tara.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hill of Slane canonical | 7 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hill
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Saint Patrick lighting the Easter fire ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Saint Erc
ⓘ
Saint Patrick ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion |
Celtic paganism
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important site in Irish Christian tradition
ⓘ
symbol of Christianization of Ireland ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 158 metres ⓘ |
| governedBy | Meath County Council ⓘ |
| hasAccessType | public access ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSignificance |
early Christian period
ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ |
| hasCoordinate |
approximate latitude 53.710° N
ⓘ
approximate longitude -6.544° W ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | National Monument of Ireland ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after the nearby village of Slane ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement | village of Slane ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Franciscan friary ruins
ⓘ
college founded by St. Erc ⓘ earthworks ⓘ graveyard ⓘ medieval church ruins ⓘ monastic ruins ⓘ motte-like mound ⓘ standing remains of a tower ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfMonument |
archaeological site
ⓘ
ecclesiastical site ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Boyne Valley
ⓘ
Hill of Tara ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Meath
ⓘ
Leinster ⓘ parish of Slane ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Hill of Tara
ⓘ
Slane ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | River Boyne ⓘ |
| partOf |
Boyne Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Boyne Valley heritage area
|
| traditionallyAssociatedWith |
Saint Patrick
ⓘ
defiance of the pagan High King at Tara ⓘ lighting of the Paschal fire ⓘ |
| usedFor |
pilgrimage
ⓘ
religious ceremonies in the past ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.