Giant’s Grave

Giant’s Grave is an archaeological site in County Sligo, Connacht. Giant’s Grave is situated nearby to the spring Tobernagrania, as well as near the peak Barroe North.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Heapstown Cairn and Castlebaldwin Castle.

Heapstown Cairn

Archaeological site

Photo: Wanfried-Dublin, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Heapstown Cairn is a large ancient cairn and protected National Monument in County Sligo, Ireland. It was built in the Neolithic, around 3000 BC, and is believed to cover a passage tomb. Heapstown Cairn is situated 2½ km west of Giant’s Grave.

Castlebaldwin Castle

Ruins

Photo: dougf, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Castlebaldwin Castle is a ruins, which is situated 4 km west of Giant’s Grave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Geevagh and Riverstown.

Geevagh

Locality

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Geevagh is a village in the south-east corner of County Sligo, Ireland, on the R284 regional road. The name, meaning "the windy ", describes a climatic feature of the village and its surrounding countryside. Geevagh is situated 4 km east of Giant’s Grave.

Riverstown

Village

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Riverstown, historically called Ballyederdaowen, is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. Known for its musical tradition it is located at a bridging point of the River Unshin, 17 kilometres south of Sligo town and 4 km east of the N4 road. Riverstown is situated 7 km northwest of Giant’s Grave.

Ballinafad

Village

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ballinafad is a village in the south of County Sligo in the west of Ireland. The village overlooks Lough Arrow, and is itself overlooked by the ruins of Ballinafad Castle. Ballinafad is situated 7 km south of Giant’s Grave.

Giant’s Grave

Type: Archaeological site
Also known as: “The Labby Rock”
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: County Sligo, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.09045° or 54° 5′ 26″ north

Longitude

-8.31278° or 8° 18′ 46″ west

Open location code

9C6H3MRP+5V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1531994955

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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