What is recorded here
According to Begley (1906, 21), in the townland of Glenmore, near Glenquin Castle (LI044-035---), 'is a large earthen ridge, artificially formed and known as the Big Man's Bed, or giant's grave'. Exact location of this feature not known.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Neolithic passage tomb, c. 3500–2500 BCE; it is a significant example of early megalithic funerary architecture associated with the passage tomb tradition in Ireland.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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