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Giant's Grave is a wedge tomb located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. This megalithic monument dates to the Neolithic period and represents a characteristic example of the wedge-shaped burial structures common to Ireland's prehistoric landscape. The tomb consists of a chambered structure built from stone, oriented along a distinctive wedge plan that narrows progressively from entrance to rear, a design typical of Irish megalithic funerary architecture. Such monuments served as communal burial places and reflect the social organization and ritual practices of Neolithic communities in the region.
Giant's grave. wedge tomb? is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 9639. View the official record →
Giant's Grave is a wedge tomb located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 9639.
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 9639.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Skaghlea cairn. court tomb (0.5 km), Three standing stones, possibly megalithic tomb (1.2 km), Sweat house (2.8 km).
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