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Giant's Grave is a court tomb, a form of Neolithic megalithic monument dating to approximately 3500 to 3000 BCE. Located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, it represents the chambered tomb tradition characteristic of the Irish Neolithic period. Court tombs are distinguished by their open forecourt area fronting one or more burial chambers, a design reflecting both practical and ritual functions within early agrarian communities. The monument survives as a substantial example of megalithic funerary architecture, constructed from large stone slabs characteristic of its class and period.
Giant's grave. court tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 9984. View the official record →
Giant's Grave is a court tomb, a form of Neolithic megalithic monument dating to approximately 3500 to 3000 BCE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 9984.
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 9984.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Concentric stone circles (1.9 km), Cashelbane. cashel & mass rock (4.8 km), Sweat house (5 km).
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