What is recorded here
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as WEDGE? TOMB: GIANT'S GRAVE. Recorded period: NEOLITHIC; PREHISTORIC. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Wedge tomb, dating to the Neolithic period. Its significance lies in its association with the Giant's Grave tradition, a rare and distinctive type of megalithic tomb found primarily in the north of Ireland.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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