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Giant's Grave, also known as Big Man's Grave, is a Neolithic wedge tomb located near Cookstown in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The monument belongs to the wedge tomb tradition characteristic of the Irish Neolithic period, representing a distinctive category of megalithic burial architecture that typically comprises a tapering stone chamber covered by a cairn of stones and earth. Like other examples of this tomb type, it would have served as a communal burial place for Neolithic communities, with its wedge-shaped plan creating a narrower chamber towards the rear. The site is recorded in the Historic Environment Record for Northern Ireland under monument identification number 14431.
Giant's grave, big man's grave. wedge tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14431. View the official record →
Giant's Grave, also known as Big Man's Grave, is a Neolithic wedge tomb located near Cookstown in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14431.
Giant's grave, big man's grave. wedge tomb dates from the neo/b.a. period, and is classified as a megalithic tomb. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Giant's grave, big man's grave. wedge tomb is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 14431.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn (2.8 km), Cairn (2.8 km), Cairn & alignment (3.2 km).
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