Giants Grave in Kilfaughna, County Roscommon

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What is recorded here

On a gentle SW-facing slope, c. 200m from the shore if an E arm of Lough Key, c. 800m NW of where the Boyle river leaves the lake. Two stones placed 7m apart are aligned WNW-ESE. The W stone (dims 1.65m x 0.25-0.5m; H 1.25m) is oriented NW-SE and the E stone (dims 1.95m x 0.2m; H 1.1m) is oriented NW-SE. (deValera and O'Nuallain 1972, 41) See the attached view taken from the E. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO003-047

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National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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