What is recorded here
Situated on an E-facing slope. It is described in gothic lettering as a ‘Giant’s Grave’ on the 1834 and 1907 editions of the OS 6-inch map. OS Memoirs describe this as 'large stones standing in the form of a rectangle 7 ft. by 3 and a half ft. (dims c. 2.1m x c. 1.05m). Some of these stones are 3 and a half ft. (c. 1.05m) above the surface of the ground' (RIA Box 49, Ballybay Parish, p.14). No detailed description is known and no archaeological feature is visible at ground level in pasture. Revised by: Michael Moore
Date of revision: 9 May 2018
Situated on an E-facing slope. It is described in gothic lettering as a ‘Giant’s Grave’ on the 1834 and 1907 editions of the OS 6-inch map. OS Memoirs describe this as 'large stones standing in the form of a rectangle 7 ft. by 3 and a half ft. (dims c. 2.1m x c. 1.05m). Some of these stones are 3 and a half ft. (c. 1.05m) above the surface of the ground' (RIA Box 49, Ballybay Parish, p.14). No detailed…
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MO024-001
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