What is recorded here

Half a kilometre from the water's edge, a low mound of broken stone still marks the grave of giants in local legend. The chamber is roofless and overgrown, its narrow passage opening east into a court of upright slabs that catch the first light of day. Whoever built it chose a rise above Lough Melvin, perhaps watching the lake breathe at dawn or burial. The name suggests something larger than human, but the stones themselves are modest, measuring metres rather than miles.

Near the top of a slight rise c. 120m from the S shore of Lough Melvin. This is an overgrown single-chambered roofless gallery (dims 5m x 2m) with an E-facing court (Wth 7m) defined by upright slabs (max. H 1.2m). It is set within a cairn (dims 16m E-W; 11m N-S; H 1.5m) with jambstones flanking the entrance (Wth 0.6m). (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 47-8) 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 c. 3500–2500 BCE; its orientation and court structure are typical of early Irish megalithic tombs, reflecting ritual practices and communal organization of the period.

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