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WEDGE TOMB?: GIANT'S GRAVE in Meenagleragh

WEDGE TOMB?: GIANT'S GRAVE

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The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as WEDGE TOMB?: GIANT'S GRAVE. Recorded period: NEO/B.A.; 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 or Bronze Age period. Its significance lies in its association with prehistoric funerary practices and the folklore linked to "Giants' Graves" in Irish and Ulster traditions.

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