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Giants Grave — Longfield

Megalithic tomb
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Located towards the bottom of a steep S-facing slope, with the headwaters of a small SE-NW stream c. 40m to the S. It is depicted as a small hachured feature and described as a ‘Giant’s Grave’ only on the 1907 edition of the OS 6-inch map. This is an overgrown cairn (dims 12m N-S; 7m E-W; H 1m) with three upright stones protruding from it 2m inside the W edge. The stones area contiguous and from the S these are (dims 0.75m x 0.15m; H 0.3m; 0.5m x 0.25m; H 0.45m; 0.55m x 0.35m; H 0.95m). (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 85-6) 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 revised upload: 10 October 2019

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