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Giant's Grave is a wedge tomb located near Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. This megalithic monument dates to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age, representing the funerary architecture of prehistoric communities in the region. Wedge tombs are characterised by their distinctive trapezoidal or wedge-shaped ground plan, with the structure narrowing from the entrance towards the rear chamber, a design typical of Irish megalithic tombs from this period. The monument remains an important archaeological record of early farming societies in Ulster and their burial practices.
Giant's grave. wedge tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 13946. View the official record →
Giant's Grave is a wedge tomb located near Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 13946.
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 13946.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rocking stone. portal tomb (1.6 km), Ballynabwee fort. counterscarp rath (2.8 km), Mount castle. plantation castle (3.3 km).
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