Giants Grave

On a tract of level pasture on the lower W-facing slopes of a hill-range along the boundary between counties Sligo and Leitrim. The tomb is in an oval mound (21m E-W; max. 13.5m N-S; H 0.75m.). A fence runs into the N side of the mound from E and W. The remains of a gallery are preceded at the E by the S arm of an open court (L 6m), represented by four stones, which joins two stones of a flat facade. A single courtstone flanking the gallery entrance survives on the opposite side. Two jambs form the entrance to the gallery. A stone jammed between them is not in situ. The N side of the gallery is represented by an irregular line of stones extending for 5.5m to the W. Three stones at the opposite side of the gallery show that it extended at least 1m further in the same direction. (Ó Nualláin 1989, 59, no. 94) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008 See linked document with details from Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume V. County Sligo. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1989)

Neolithic passage tomb, dating to approximately 3500–2500 BCE. It is part of the Carrowmore megalithic complex, one of the earliest and most significant groups of passage tombs in Ireland, reflecting early ritual and burial practices in the region.