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Giants' Graves is a Neolithic court tomb located near Banbridge in County Down, Northern Ireland. The monument dates to the Neolithic period, typically assigned to around 3500–2500 BCE, and represents a form of communal burial architecture characteristic of early farming communities in Ireland. Court tombs are distinguished by their distinctive forecourt area fronting a covered passage and burial chamber, a design that facilitated repeated access for depositing the dead. The site survives as a megalithic structure built from stone, reflecting the considerable labour investment these communities devoted to monumental funerary architecture.
Giants' graves. court tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 7074. View the official record →
Giants' Graves is a Neolithic court tomb located near Banbridge in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 7074.
Giants' graves. 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.
Giants' graves. 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 7074.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Platform rath? (2.7 km), Cromie's fort. rath (3.3 km), Counterscarp rath (4.8 km).
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