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Giant's Grave is a court tomb, a form of Neolithic megalithic monument dating to the fourth millennium BC, located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Court tombs represent a distinctive megalithic burial tradition of the Irish Neolithic, characterised by a forecourt area fronting one or more burial chambers constructed from stone. The monument exemplifies the architectural and funerary practices of early farming communities in Ulster during the Neolithic period. Such monuments served as communal burial places and likely functioned as focal points for ritual activity within their local landscape.
Giant's grave. court tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 10930. View the official record →
Giant's Grave is a court tomb, a form of Neolithic megalithic monument dating to the fourth millennium BC, located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 10930.
Giant's grave. court tomb dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a megalithic tomb. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Giant's grave. court 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 10930.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fortified manor-house (0.3 km), Dual court tomb (0.7 km), Court tomb (1.3 km).
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