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Giant's Grave is a Neolithic or Bronze Age wedge tomb located near Magherafelt in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The monument sits upon bedrock of the Sherwood Sandstone Group, a geological formation dating to the Ladinian period, composed of interlayered sandstone, siltstone and mudstone. This underlying geology would have influenced the availability of stone for construction and the monument's drainage characteristics across its lengthy period of use and subsequent survival.
Wedge tombs are among Ireland's most distinctive megalithic monuments, characterised by their tapering chamber plan and minimal orthostat height. Built during the Neolithic and Bronze Age, they typically served as communal burial places. Giant's Grave's position in the rolling agricultural landscape of mid-Ulster reflects the preference of prehistoric communities for burial sites on elevated terrain with good visibility of surrounding land.
The monument is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference HMO 13109, recognising its significance as an archaeological and cultural heritage asset. Though the site's current condition and surviving structural elements are not detailed in available records, its designation ensures its preservation for future study and public appreciation as a tangible link to Ulster's prehistoric past.
Giant's grave. wedge tomb? is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 13109. View the official record →
Giant's Grave is a Neolithic or Bronze Age wedge tomb located near Magherafelt in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 13109.
Giant'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. 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 13109.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Platform rath (3.2 km), The fort. rath (4.4 km), Birch hill. rath (5.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Giant's grave. wedge tomb?'s history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Giant's grave. wedge tomb? stands on Sherwood Sandstone Group, bedrock that formed in the Ladinian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.