What is recorded here
Situated on the eastern slopes of Kirikee Mountain. Marked as 'Giant's Grave' on the 1838 OS 6-inch map and as 'Giant's Grave (Site of)' on the current edition. The site is now under forest. No visible remains. (Borlase 1897, 413)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Knockrath Castle (in ruins)Castle, tower house · 1.1 mi
IndicatedFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1.1 mi
worker's houseworker's house · 1.2 mi
forge/smithyforge/smithy · 1.2 mi
Shay Elliott memorialMemorial · 1.3 mi
Monastery (Site of)Ecclesiastical site · 1.4 mi
1798 RebellionMemorial · 1.8 mi
Ballyteige WoodForest · 2.0 mi
Ballygannon WoodForest · 2.3 mi
Greenan Farm Museum & MazeMuseum · 2.9 mi