What is recorded here
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MEGALITHIC TOMB: GIANT'S DEN. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Megalithic tomb, dating to the Neolithic period. It is part of a broader tradition of prehistoric funerary monuments in the Irish landscape, reflecting early communal burial practices.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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