Cairn (site of) — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Thirty-two metres of furze and forgotten bone sit above the Glencullen River, holding a narrow gallery of five stones that once aligned with the seasons. People called it a Giant's Grave before walls and depredation chopped away its edges, proving that even death belongs to the living until the living stop remembering. The chamber still whispers beneath the pasture, waiting for someone brave enough to listen without breaking what remains.

This megalithic tomb is located in pasture on a low SW-facing slope above the Glencullen River. The site comprises a flat-topped, furze-covered cairn (diam.32m; H 1.5-2m) with a possible chamber SW of centre, which is indicated by a standing stone (DU028-042002-). The cairn is partly truncated by a boundary wall. There is a large depression in the S half of the cairn. In the centre of the cairn there is a gallery aligned NW-SE (Wth 1.7-3.5m, L 1.9m). It is formed by five stones. In the 1970s there were three large granite slabs visible (Healy 1975, 1-19). A sketch map accompanying the OS Letters in 1837 show the site as a 'Giant's Grave' and an accompanying note mentions that 'There was a cromleac here but is now destroyed' (Herity 2001, 16). It is listed by Powell (1941, 21-23) as a gallery grave. This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 157/1940). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy. Revised upload on: 15 April 2018.

Neolithic passage tomb, dating to approximately 3500–2500 BCE. Its significance lies in its typical construction for the period and its potential as a ceremonial or burial site in the early agricultural landscape of the region.

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.