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Giants Grave

Standing stone

What is recorded here

Marked 'Giant's Grave' on all OS eds. Situated on the highest point of a low drumlin ridge. Large irregularly shaped pillar (H 1.9m; dims. 1.1m x 1m). (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 138, No. 6) 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
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the Giants Grave, Cornabaste may have functioned as a ritual or commemorative monument. Local tradition often associates such stones with legendary or supernatural figures, though specific folklore connected to this site is not recorded.

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