What is recorded here

Wedge Tomb: Giant's Grave stands in Tullybrick, County Derry, as a scheduled prehistoric monument where ancient hands tilted stone to mark death or territory. The local name suggests people once believed a giant slept beneath the earth, giving the cold stones a shape larger than human life. That much is record; the giant is tradition. Yet the tomb still works, holding a chamber built to exclude rain and time, waiting for someone to look inside and imagine the hands that carried it.

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. 2500–1000 BCE). Its significance lies in its association with a broader tradition of wedge tombs found across Ireland, reflecting early funerary and social practices.

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