What is recorded here

Granias Bed is a megalthic tomb in county Clare. It is one of hundreds of ancient burial places still standing in that county. People built these tombs with large stones when they wanted to keep the dead close to the living land.

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: 24 December 2011

Portal dolmen; Neolithic period. Recorded in early 20th-century surveys, it contributes to understanding megalithic tomb distribution in the region.

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