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.

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Giant’s Ring canonical 1

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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 ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
near Belfast ⓘ
managedBy Historic Environment Division of Northern Ireland ⓘ
material earth ⓘ
stone ⓘ
nearbyCity Belfast ⓘ
notableFor central megalithic tomb ⓘ
massive earthwork enclosure ⓘ
prehistoric ritual landscape ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
partOf prehistoric monuments of Ireland ⓘ
protectionStatus scheduled monument ⓘ
region Ulster ⓘ
shape circular ⓘ
surroundedBy farmland ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
usedFor burial ⓘ
ceremonial purposes ⓘ
ritual activities ⓘ
visibleFrom surrounding countryside ⓘ

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Referenced by (1)

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

Lagan Valley Regional Park → hasPart → Giant’s Ring ⓘ