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Giants Grave (1924).

Wedge tomb
Giants Grave (1924).
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Giants Grave is a wedge tomb in County Limerick, Ireland, where ancient stones still tilt across the land like a forgotten burden. It belongs to the deep past, long before written memory, yet its shape remains clear enough to stop a person mid-step. The tomb does not need a legend to feel heavy; it carries the weight of every hand that placed it and every life that ended beneath it.
See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume IV. Counties Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1982) Date of upload: 4 January 2012
Giants Grave (1924) is a portal dolmen dating to the Neolithic period. It is significant as part of Ireland's megalithic heritage, reflecting early communal burial practices and stone construction techniques in the region.

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