Giant’s Ring
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Giant’s Ring is a large Neolithic henge monument near Belfast in Northern Ireland, notable for its massive earthwork enclosure and central megalithic tomb.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neolithic henge monument
ⓘ
prehistoric archaeological site ⓘ |
| approximateDiameter | about 180 meters ⓘ |
| archaeologicalType | henge ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Neolithic farming communities ⓘ |
| contains |
dolmen
ⓘ
megalithic tomb ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | Neolithic ⓘ |
| currentUse | public parkland ⓘ |
| estimatedDate | 4th millennium BC ⓘ |
| hasAccess | footpaths ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central dolmen
ⓘ
internal ditch ⓘ surrounding bank ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bank and ditch
ⓘ
central megalithic tomb ⓘ earthwork enclosure ⓘ stone circle ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | State Care Monument ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Plateau above the River Lagan ⓘ |
| location |
County Antrim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ near Belfast ⓘ |
| managedBy | Historic Environment Division of Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
earth
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Belfast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
central megalithic tomb
ⓘ
massive earthwork enclosure ⓘ prehistoric ritual landscape ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | prehistoric monuments of Ireland ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | scheduled monument ⓘ |
| region | Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | circular ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | farmland ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial
ⓘ
ceremonial purposes ⓘ ritual activities ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | surrounding countryside ⓘ |
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