Editing Slane (section)

==Near Slane==
{{See also|Dunmoe Castle}}
There are many other historical sites in the area around Slane. The [[Brú na Bóinne]] complex of [[Neolithic]] [[chamber tomb]]s lies on the River Boyne, {{convert|5|km|0}} downstream from the village. This includes [[Newgrange]], a [[passage tomb]] built c. 3200 BC.<ref name="OKelly">{{cite book | author=O'Kelly, Michael J. | year=1982 | title=Newgrange | publisher=Thames and Hudson | isbn=0-500-27371-5}}</ref>

[[File:Ledwidge Cottage Museum, Slane County Meath.jpg|thumb|Ledwidge Cottage Museum, Slane, County Meath<br />where Francis Ledwidge lived and grew up as a young poet.]]
Across the river from the old mill stand the ruins of Fennor Castle/[[tower house|Tower House]], adjacent to Fennor Church and its graveyard.<ref>[http://slanehistoryandarchaeologysociety.com/index.php/slane-in-local-history/3-fennor FENNOR CASTLE (in its historical context).Slane history and archaeology society]</ref><ref name="Ryle">{{cite book | author=Ryle, John | title=The Old Frequented Ways | publisher=Slane Historical and Archaeological Society | chapter=Fennor Castle and its Historical Context}}</ref>

The ruins of Castle Dexter which was built circa the 12th century, lay approximately 2 kilometres (1.3 miles) west of Slane Castle and it is likewise sited near the banks of the River Boyne. 18th-century drawings and watercolours of how this castle appeared are held in the [[National Library of Ireland]].<ref>[http://www.tara.tcd.ie/xmlui/handle/2262/18462 a view of Carrick Castle (or Castle Dexter), near Slane, County Meath, Ireland. drawings by Austin Cooper and watercolours by Gabriel Beranger]</ref>

In common with the town of Drogheda and the area around the adjacent limestone quarry of [[Rail transport in Ireland#Freight|Platin]], a number of now overgrown [[lime kiln]]s dot the hills of Slane, with the most visible being behind the only service station remaining in the village and to the rear of Ledwidge Cottage.

[[Rosnaree]] Mill and its accompanying [[Sheela na gig|Sheela na Gig]], a stone carving which has been taken indoors to prevent further weathering, can be viewed upon request to the owner at George's Patisseries on Chapel Street, Slane.
  
The site of the [[Battle of the Boyne]] is {{convert|10|km}} downriver, east, from Slane.