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Giant's Grave is a Neolithic court tomb located near Dungannon in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. This megalithic monument dates to the Neolithic period, representing one of the characteristic communal burial structures built in Ulster during the fourth millennium BC. The monument comprises a forecourt area flanked by standing stones, leading to a burial chamber constructed from large stone slabs typical of court tomb architecture. Such monuments served as focal points for Neolithic communities and held significant ritual and social importance, functioning as places of collective burial and ceremonial activity.
Giant's grave. court tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 15946. View the official record →
Giant's Grave is a Neolithic court tomb located near Dungannon in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 15946.
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 15946.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Giants' graves. court tomb (0.8 km), Rath (3.8 km), Large counterscarp hilltop enclosure - hillfort? (3.9 km).
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