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WEDGE TOMB: GIANT'S GRAVE in Mountdrum

WEDGE TOMB: GIANT'S GRAVE
WEDGE TOMB: GIANT'S GRAVE in Mountdrum
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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, part of a distinctive funerary tradition in Atlantic Europe. Known locally as Giant's Grave, it reflects prehistoric burial practices and is protected as a scheduled monument.

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

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Photo: Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0