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Megalithic structure in Scariff

Megalithic structure
Megalithic structure in Scariff
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This site, described in the OSNB (Kilcrohane, 192) as a 24 foot (7.3m) long grave, was located on the NE side of Scariff Island, a short distance S of an ecclesiastical site (KE105A-001----). Henry described the site as 'two erect slabs standing about 20 feet [6.09m] apart', and recorded that local digging at the site revealed no finds (1957, 146). No trace of this site, which was locally known as the 'Giant's Grave', is now apparent. Cork University Press (1996), no. 98.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE105A002

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