Dark day for heritage

THE destruction of our archaeological heritage at Tara has begun. This is a dark time in our nation’s history when we have shown contemptuous disregard for one of the richest archaeological, cultural and historical landscapes in the world.

This landscape is not fully understood, even by the experts, and yet people who are unqualified have given the go-ahead to motorway construction.

Where is the sense in that? This is the thin edge of the wedge to bring development into a rural and sacred landscape.

Already land is being bought and sold in speculation. Already there is talk of the Dundalk-Nass motorway intersecting at Blundlestown, further demeaning the Hill of Tara.

In any other country this would be regarded as treason.

Martin Dier

3 Kennedy Crescent

Navan

Co Meath.