What is recorded here

Mortons and Wedge tombs marked great events in the lives of Neolithic people. They are the grandest and most impressive of all the burial mounds of Northern Ireland. Some were also used as temples or meeting places.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as WEDGE TOMB: GIANT'S GRAVE. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC; NEOLITHIC. 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. It is part of a broader tradition of megalithic tombs in Ireland and represents early communal burial practices.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.