Giants Grave in Creevagh, hut site in County Sligo

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What is recorded here

On a gentle S-facing slope, c. 100m N of Lough Skean. There are no visible remains of this hut site. It was described during a previous site inspection in 1993 (SMR (1989) file) as an oval structure (5.3m N-S) with sod-covered limestone slab walls (T 1.1m; int. H 1.25m; ext. H 1.3m). The walls were lower on the W side forming an entrance (Wth 0.4m). The interior was scooped out and the E side was covered with overgrowth. A quarry lies immediately to S. Though named 'Giant's Grave' on the 1914 OS 6-inch map, the remains were not those of a megalithic tomb.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record SL041-027001

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