What is recorded here
Dermot and Granias Bed is a wedge tomb in County Clare, Ireland, where ancient stones still tilt across the land like a forgotten invitation. People may have gathered there to bury their dead, mark a boundary, or watch the sky change, but the name suggests a story about two humans and a shared resting place. The tomb does not need a warning or a legend to feel alive because it is an ordinary human act made strange by time.
See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume I. County Clare. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1961)
Date of upload: 30 December 2011
Portal dolmen; likely dates to the Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of megalithic funerary practices in the region.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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