What is recorded here
Megalithic tombs in County Derry date to the prehistoric era when people first shaped stone into chambers for the dead. Giant’s Grave in Killylane belongs to that old tradition of burying the departed beneath heavy earth and timber. Local names often turn human ambition into giant legend, yet the stones still mark a deliberate choice about memory, loss and the continuity of life.
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, likely dating to the Neolithic period. It is part of a tradition of megalithic monuments associated with early farming communities in Ireland.
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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