
What is recorded here
Marked 'Giant's Grave' on the 1841-42 OS map and 'Giant's Grave (Site of)' on the later edition of 1914-15. This appears as a rectangular structure on the earlier map, though no surface trace survives today. The Ballyline river lies E of this site, flowing N-W. It is situated in a subdenomination of the above townland called Grafa (grubbed land).
The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 7. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 1 August 2013
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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