Giants Grave

This dual court tomb is sited on a low ridge. The structure is incorporated in an oval mound, aligned E-W, 23m long, 17.5m wide and 1.5m high. At W two facade-stones articulate with the S arm of a court of semicircular outline. The court at the E end of the cairn seems to have been of a more elongated design. Longitudinally-set jambs mark the entries to both galleries. The eastern gallery, represented by two sidestones at the S and a backstone, is 5m long. The western gallery, represented by a single sidestone at the S, was at least 5m long. It is not clear if both galleries shared a common backstone. The lengths of the galleries would suggest each was of two chambers. (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 123-4, No. 23) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008 See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume III. Counties Galway, Roscommon, Leitrim, Longford, Westmeath, Laoighis, Offaly, Kildare, Cavan. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1972). This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 178/1946).

Neolithic court tomb, dating to approximately 3500–2500 BCE. Its dual chamber and orientation reflect early megalithic funerary traditions in Ireland, indicating communal ritual activity and social organisation in the Neolithic period.