Giant’s Graves

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Giant’s Graves are a pair of Neolithic chambered tombs on the Isle of Arran in Scotland, known for their impressive stone structures and archaeological significance.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Giant’s Grave South 1
Giant’s Graves canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Neolithic chambered tombs
scheduled monument
access footpath from Whiting Bay
category prehistoric monument in Scotland
country Scotland
currentUse archaeological site
tourist attraction
elevation hillside above Whiting Bay
estimatedDate 3rd millennium BC
feature chambered interior
forecourt area
rectangular cairn
stone kerb
upright portal stones
foundBurntBone yes
foundHumanRemains yes
foundPotteryFragments yes
foundStoneTools yes
hasArchaeologicalSignificance Neolithic ritual activity
prehistoric burial practices
hasPart Giant’s Grave North
linked to: Giants Grave

Giant’s Grave South
linked to: Giant’s Graves
hasViewOf Firth of Clyde
Holy Isle
heritageDesignation Scheduled Monument
heritageDesignationCountry United Kingdom
locatedIn Isle of Arran
North Ayrshire
Scotland
United Kingdom
locatedNear Holy Isle
Whiting Bay
maintainedBy Historic Environment Scotland
material local sandstone
stone
nameEtymology local folklore about giants
numberOfCairns 2
openToPublic yes
orientation roughly northeast–southwest
period Neolithic
region Firth of Clyde
structureType clyde-type chambered cairn
surveyed 19th century
surveyedBy antiquarians
usedFor collective burial
ritual activity
visibility prominent on hillside

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Whiting Bay hasNearbyFeature Giant’s Graves
Giant’s Graves hasPart Giant’s Grave South
linked to: Giant’s Graves