Burren, county Cavan.

NOTE: Burren comes from the Irish for a stony place, and is a not-uncommon place-name.
This tomb is not in THE Burren of county Clare, where there are dozens of typical Irish wedge-tombs.

The Giant's Grave is now somewhat lost in a dreary conifer plantation. Resembling some of the large gallery-tombs ( allées-couvertes ) of France , it is a fine, large and well-preserved example of a wedge-tomb with a gallery over 7 metres long, covered by 5 roofstones, 3 of which cover the main chamber. Two of the front orthostats of the façade lean together to form a triangular entrance to the antechamber.

H 080 350 - Sheet 26

Nearest village: Blacklion

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