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MEGALITHIC TOMB: GIANT'S GRAVE in Killycreen East

MEGALITHIC TOMB: GIANT'S GRAVE

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Megalithic tombs in Fermanagh date from the prehistoric period when people buried their dead beneath large stones. The giant's grave name suggests local tradition remembered the scale or strength of the builders. Killycreen East still keeps that old shape, waiting for rain, grass and footsteps to reveal how much of the chamber remains.
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 tradition of passage tomb construction associated with early farming communities in Ireland.

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