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Giants Grave — Drumany (o' Brien)

Wedge tomb
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Located on a slight rise in an undulating, low-lying landscape. Three massive uprights form a roofless, overgrown, wedge-shaped chamber (int. dims 2.7m E-W; 1.4m N-S at E to 2.1m N-S at W; max. H 1.2m). (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 71) See the attached archival view taken from the E in 1935. 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. Date of upload: 23 September 2008 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).

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