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Giants Grave

Megalithic tomb
Giants Grave
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Situated in a low-lying landscape between drumlins, with a small canalised N-S stream c. 10m to the E. This is a long and overgrown wedge shaped mound (L 18m N-S; Wth at SE 17m; Wth at NW 9m), much of which appears to be the result of rock outcropping. There are some exposed blocks near the SE end, but no pattern can be discerned. It was listed by de Valera as a possible court-tomb in 1951 (p. 196) but excluded from his list in 1960. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 23 February 2018
Wedge tomb; likely dates to the Early Bronze Age (c. 2500–1500 BCE). Its elongated, tapering form is characteristic of wedge tombs found across Ireland, reflecting a significant funerary tradition in the region during the Bronze Age.

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