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WEDGE? TOMB: GIANT'S GRAVE in Altmore Alias Barracktown

WEDGE? TOMB: GIANT'S GRAVE

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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.

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