Giants Grave

Giants Grave is an archaeological site in County Sligo, Connacht. Giants Grave is situated nearby to the peak Barroe North, as well as near the locality Geevagh.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Heapstown Cairn.

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 3½ km west of Giants Grave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Geevagh and Ballyfarnan.

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 3½ km northeast of Giants Grave.

Ballyfarnan

Village

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

Ballyfarnon is a village in northern County Roscommon, Ireland. Built on the River Feorish at the foot of Arigna Mountain, it lies between Loughs Skean and Meelagh with Lough Arrow, Lough Allen, Lough Bo and Lough-na-Sool nearby. Ballyfarnan is situated 6 km east of Giants 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 Giants Grave.

Giants Grave

Type: Archaeological site
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

54.08527° or 54° 5′ 7″ north

Longitude

-8.29652° or 8° 17′ 48″ west

Open location code

9C6H3PP3+49

OpenStreetMap ID

way 249718718

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Barroe North and Lisglass.

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