What is recorded here
Wedge tomb is a giant's grave in Slaghtneill, County Derry. It is a prehistoric place where people buried their dead and marked the land before written history. The stones still stand as a scheduled monument, preserving a chamber built for the dead and a world that no longer remembers its own name.
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. It is part of a broader tradition of megalithic tombs in Ireland and is significant as a scheduled monument reflecting prehistoric funerary practices in the region.
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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