Dunnaman

Also known as:
Massford, Massfort and The Giant's Grave
Nearest town:
Carlingford (10km WSW)
OS reference:
J289151
OS sheet:
29
Latitude:
54° 4' 7.76 N
Longitude:
6° 1' 50.78 W
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Images

Image of Dunnaman (Chambered Tomb) by ryaner

No trace of a cairn or court remains, just a long three-chambered gallery, and I guess we should be grateful for that.

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ryaner Aug 24, 2024
Image of Dunnaman (Chambered Tomb) by ryaner

No court exists here now – these are the entrance jambs to the three-chambered gallery.

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Image of Dunnaman (Chambered Tomb) by ryaner

Quite a contrast to some of the shots from other contributors here.

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ryaner Oct 23, 2018
Image of Dunnaman (Chambered Tomb) by ryaner

Shaped stone with the straight side facing inwards. Quite a few of the stones in this tomb are similarly shaped and placed.

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Articles

Dunnaman

S
Schlager Man Feb 6, 2002

The Giant’s Grave

In Dunnaman Townland, east of Kilkeel along the Newry Road.

This gallery grave lies behind the Curates’s House at Massfort Roman Catholic Church, beside the graveyard oddly enough. Signposted from the main road.

Behind protective fencing, & sadly not often noticed by the locals, but cartainly worth a short visit as the site certainly was originally very impressive. The remaining granite stones are can not be called small. There are four chambers and it’s in total 8m in length, hence the local name for the site, sadly with no surviving facade.

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