Attractions

Hill of Slane (The Friary and college site)
Iit was on this site where in 433AD St. Patrick lit the first Pascal Fire, and was consequently summoned to Tara by the High King of Ireland, this meeting led to the origins of Christianity in Ireland.

The Bishop's Tomb
The original monastry on the Hill of Slane is believed to have been founded by St. Erc. In the graveyard two stones shaped like gable ends are the remains of a tomb or reliquary of great antiquity known as St. Erc's tomb or Bishop's Tomb.

The Village Centre
The Village square or octagon is a great feature of Slane carefully designed as a unit to give diginity to the village. The four houses larger in size a scale than the other buildings in the village, face diagonally to the center of the cross roads and the ends of the terraces forming the village streets have their gable ends designed with pair of blind arches.

Gate Lodge
This pretty turreted gate lodge on the bend of the road going down to the bridge is part of the Slane Castle demesne. The Conyngham monagram is on the gates. It was once used as a school for females supported by the Marchioness Conyngham.

The Gothic Gate
At the bottom of the hill facing the mill is the former main entrace to Slane Castle. The coat of arms over the gate is Sir Henry Conyngham and his wife Elizabeth Denison who inherited the castle in 1796.

Ledwidge Plaque
Close to the mill entrance on the parapet of Slane bridge is a bronze plaque in memory of Francis Ledwidge poet, born in Slane 1887, killed in France 1917. The Ledwidge Cottage museum is outside Slane on the Drogheda Road approx 1km.

The Mill & Mill House Hotel  www.themillhouse.ie 
The Mill was completed and was the biggest flour mills in Ireland in 1776. Its usage changed to a flax-scutching mill in the 1920's where flour bags instead of flour were manufactured in the 1930's. Business closed in 1994. The Mill House is a fine example of a Georgian House with an elegant Georgian doorway presently used as a private hotel.

Slane Castle
Overlooking the Boyne is a breathtaking view of Slane Castle and grounds which can be viewed via guided tours during tourist season. The park lands were laid out by the distinguished landscape architect Capibility Brown. The Castle may be accessed via the Slane/Navan Road gates. The Castle is now more famous as a rock concert venue having played host to such Rock & Roll greats since 1981 such as Thin Lizzy, U2, Bruce Springsteen, Rolling Stones, to name a few.

The Boyne Canal Walk
The canal which is currently under renovation originally served the purpose of transporting via horse drawn barges coal, grain and flour to and from the many mills then located along the river Boyne. Enter this pleasurable walk on the south east side of the 14th century Slane Bridge.