What is recorded here
Megalithic tomb in Cloghtogle, County Fermanagh, built in the prehistoric period when people moved giant stones without writing anything down. The chamber still lies beneath the ground like a mouth waiting to be answered. Those who built it trusted stone to outlive memory, and the field above has kept that promise through every storm since.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MEGALITHIC TOMB: GIANT'S GRAVE. 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 Ireland, reflecting early communal burial practices and stone construction techniques.
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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