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COURT TOMB: GIANTS' GRAVES in Knockennis

COURT TOMB: GIANTS' GRAVES

What is recorded here

Knockennis holds a Neolithic court tomb where giant graves mark the edge of human memory. The chamber still stands scheduled in County Fermanagh, preserving the shape of ceremonies that ended before written history began. People may have gathered there to feed the dead, watch the sky or bind living claims to ancient ground. The stones keep that purpose hidden, but the distinction between memorial and trap disappears when darkness reaches the court.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as COURT TOMB: GIANTS' GRAVES. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC; NEOLITHIC. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Court tomb, Neolithic period. It is part of a significant group of megalithic tombs associated with early farming communities in Northern Ireland.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

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