What is recorded here
Sheemuldoon still holds the wedge tomb named Giant's Grave, a prehistoric Neolithic/Bronze Age structure scheduled for protection in County Fermanagh. The official record points to the centre of the site, leaving the buried shape and human story behind that name to imagination.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as WEDGE TOMB: GIANT'S GRAVE. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC; NEO/B.A.. 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 Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age (c. 2500–1500 BCE). Its significance lies in its distinctive shape and association with funerary practices of the period in the British Isles.
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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