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St Adamnan's Footprints, also known as Giant's Track and Shane's Leap, is an uncertain inauguration site located in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The site comprises rock carvings consisting of footprint-like impressions cut into stone, which local tradition associated with various legendary and historical figures including the saint Adamnan, a giant, and Shane O'Neill. The exact dating and original purpose of these carved impressions remain unclear, though their traditional association with inauguration ceremonies suggests possible medieval or early modern significance for local lordly succession rituals. The site has been subject to considerable folk interpretation and reuse of its narrative across centuries, making archaeological interpretation of its authentic historical context difficult.
St. adamnan's footprints, giant's track, shane's leap. inauguration stone is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 12086. View the official record →
St Adamnan's Footprints, also known as Giant's Track and Shane's Leap, is an uncertain inauguration site located in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 12086.
St. adamnan's footprints, giant's track, shane's leap. inauguration stone dates from the uncertain period, and is classified as a inauguration site. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
St. adamnan's footprints, giant's track, shane's leap. inauguration stone 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 12086.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Farrantemple fort. bivallate rath (1.6 km), Dwarf's grave, slaght averty. cairn (2.2 km), Rath (2.4 km).
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