Giants Grave

On limestone outcrop on a gentle S-facing slope. A segmented gallery of two chambers is aligned N-S. The N chamber (dims 2.8m NNE-SSW; c. 1.5m WNW-ESE) has only its W side complete while the S chamber (dims 3.05m NNE-SSW; 1.6m WNW-ESE) is almost complete. A subsidiary chamber (dims 1.8m N-S; 1.5m E-W) is just 3m W of the S chamber, while the N chamber opens into the remains of a court. The remains are surrounded by a grass-covered cairn (dims 16m N-S; 10-13m E-W; H 0.3-0.8m). (de Valera and O'Nuallain 1972, 31-2) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume III. Counties Galway, Roscommon, Leitrim, Longford, Westmeath, Laoighis, Offaly, Kildare, Cavan. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1972).

Neolithic passage tomb, dating to the 4th–3rd millennium BCE. Its segmented gallery and chambered structure reflect early megalithic funerary architecture in the region, significant for understanding Neolithic settlement and ritual practices.