Giants Grave

On a shelf of rock at the N edge of a plateau with a cliff falling away immediately to the E. An oval cairn (dims 17m E-W; 12m N-S; max. H 2m) contains a single unsegmented roofless orthostatic chamber (dims 7m E-W; Wth 1.5m to 2.2m at W) with an entrance (Wth 0.75m) flanked by orthostats (H 0.9m) at W and traces of an oval court (dim. c. 8m E-W) at W. (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 54-5) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008 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 approximately 3000–2500 BCE. Its location and construction suggest it was part of a broader ritual landscape associated with early farming communities in the region.