Giants Grave in Annayalla, County Monaghan

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What is recorded here

Situated on the W-facing slope of a small N-S ridge. It is marked only on the 1907 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic lettering as a ‘Giant’s Grave’. Trees have been planted in the area and there is no evidence of a megalithic structure. Revised by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 22 June 2018

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MO019-010

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National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Brian Lenehan, commons.wikimedia.org
Fintan McTiernan; published by Monaghan GAA, www.flickr.com
Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
Maker not stated on source page, www.myhighlands.de
Fintan McTiernan / Monaghan GAA official Flickr, www.flickr.com
Maker not stated on source page, www.alamy.com

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