Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Megalithic structure
Ballintombay Upper, County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballintombay Upper
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Giants Grave (Site of)
- Coordinates
- 52.95747, -6.29403
- SMR number
- WI029-001----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on the eastern slopes of Kirikee Mountain. Marked as 'Giant's Grave' on the 1838 OS 6-inch map and as 'Giant's Grave (Site of)' on the current edition. The site is now under forest. No visible remains. (Borlase 1897, 413)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008
Nearby in the register
- Bullaun stone1 mi
- Bullaun stone1 mi
- Castle - tower house1 mi
- Ringfort - rath1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.