What is recorded here

Four earthen mounds rise on the SE side of the valley between Crockraw and Cranny Hill, named Giants Graves or Famine Graves in rough Donegal mountain terrain. The largest stretches eight metres long and stands one and a half metres high, while the smallest barely clears half a metre to the southeast. Locals point to them as Famine Graves, suggesting hungry years buried people quickly in remote ground rather than proud ceremony. That possibility fits the shape: narrow, shallow, hurried, placed where help would not arrive lightly.

Four earthen mounds on the SE side of the valley between Crockraw and Cranny Hill (M.R. Colhoun). From N to S. (1) 8m × 4.3m × 1.5m high (2) 6.6m × 2m × 1m high (3) 7.4m × 1.5m × 1m high and (4) to the SE 3m × 1m × 0.5m. They are known locally as 'Giants Graves' or 'Famine Graves' and are situated in rough mountain terrain. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

Four earthen mounds, likely dating to the Bronze Age, possibly representing cairns or barrows. Their significance is primarily local, with no clear evidence of wider archaeological or historical importance recorded.

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