What is recorded here
Megalthic tomb stones still mark the giant's grave in Ballyreagh Upper, though no exact point remains visible. The PREHISTORIC chamber may have held kings, strangers or the forgotten children of the field. Men may have dragged those stones across soil now lost, then stepped back and let the giant keep his own name.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MEGALITHIC TOMB: GIANT'S GRAVE (O.S. memoir site; unlocated). 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. Its significance lies in its association with early communal burial practices and megalithic architecture in the region.
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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