Giants Graves

Towards the top of a NE-facing slope in pasture. A large chamber (L 4.8m), whose S side is missing or hidden, is separated by a septal stone (H 1.05m) from a portico (dims 1.8m E-W x 1.2-1.5m N-S) flanked by façade-stones. These are at the W end of an E-W earth and stone bank (L 15m; Wth 4m), which may have a chamber at the E end, visible as two upright stones. A possible megalithic structure (LE002-018002-) is c. 30m to the N. (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 46-7) 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).

Portal dolmen; likely dates to the Neolithic period (c. 4000–2500 BCE). Its significance lies in its structural complexity and the presence of a septal stone, reflecting advanced megalithic construction techniques in the region.