What is recorded here
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as WEDGE TOMB: GIANTS 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 Neolithic or Bronze Age. It is part of a class of megalithic tombs significant for their architectural evolution and funerary practices in prehistoric Ireland.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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