Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Megalithic tomb - court tomb
Corlealackagh, County Monaghan, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Corlealackagh
- County
- Monaghan
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Giants Grave
- Latest-edition OS map
- Giants Grave
- Coordinates
- 54.14486, -6.79607
- SMR number
- MO019-030----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on a NW-facing slope overlooking a slight col. It is represented on the 1834 and 1907 editions of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic lettering as a ‘Giant’s Grave’. A cairn (L 16m; Wth 13m) is aligned NW-SE with a court at the SE end represented by two stones and entry jambs which give access to gallery (L 6.5m; Wth 1.5m) divided by two pairs of jambs into three chambers. According to the local folk record this monument was investigated more than once (IFC: Schools MSS (936) 152-4), for which see this web-page accessed on 29/05/2018: https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes (Borlase 1897 vol. 1, 295; de Valera 1960, 124)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Revised by: Michael Moore
Date of revision: 22 June 2018
References
de Valera, R. 1960 The court cairns of Ireland. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 60C, 9-140.
Borlase, W.C. 1897 The Dolmens of Ireland, 3 vols. London. Chapman and Hall.
IFC Schools' MSS: Irish Folklore Commission Schools' Manuscripts. Department of Folklore. University College, Dublin.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.