What is recorded here

Giants Grave is a ruined court tomb on a sunny Leitrim ridge where seven stones still mark a narrow two-chambered gallery. It overlookes a low basin, inviting people to imagine that the dead were placed where they could still face the life below. The name may be folklore rather than history, but the stones make the idea believable: even a grave for giants needs little more than a line of rock and a view large enough to match the claim.

Situated on a gentle S-facing spine overlooking a low-lying basin to the S. An overgrown area with several upright stones suggests the remains of a two-chambered gallery (dims 7m NE-SW; 1.5m NW-SE) which probably formed a court tomb. Seven contiguous stones, including one jamb-stone at E, on the SE side of the gallery survive with two jamb-stones from the NW side. There are some traces of a cairn but field stones have been added to it. (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 80-81) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 23 September 2008 Amended: 9 December, 2019 See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume III. Counties Galway, Roscommon, Leitrim, Longford, Westmeath, Laoighis, Offaly, Kildare, Cavan. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1972).

Neolithic passage tomb, dating to approximately 3500–2500 BCE. Its two-chambered gallery and positioning on a prominent landscape feature suggest it was a significant ritual or burial site in the prehistoric community.

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