Fionn mac Cumhaill's Griddle

27/10/2024

Probably, one of the finest dolmon in Co. Sligo.

Lovely shot taken from Kilgannon's 'Sligo & It's Surroundings' published in 1926

10/03/2021

One of my favourites

Lovely shot taken from Kilgannon's 'Sligo & It's Surroundings' published in 1926

22/12/2019

Archive: You should find a high place to mark the solstice today, at a lofty remove from the drone of the everyday, the screeching of commerce and dim white noise of electronica

18/10/2019

This website is about the culture, history, archaeology, landscape and traditional music of Ireland, Text and photographs by Martin Byrne, tour guide, artist and musician based in Cliffoney in County Sligo, on the Wild Atlantic Way.

28/07/2017

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07/11/2011

Tawnatruffaun (The Giant's Griddle) (Portal Tomb) on The Modern Antiquarian, the UK & Ireland's most popular megalithic community website. 9 images, plus information on many more ancient sites nearby and across the UK & Ireland.

07/11/2011

The Dolmen and the wall marked on the 1837 OS Map

06/11/2011

Super photo of the Dolmen taken in 1975

The Giant's Griddle has a fine slab-like capstone 2.8 metres long, tilted appropriately and resting on 2 well-matched portal-stones about 1.5 metres high (between which is a low 'half-door' stone) and only just resting on the backstone. One of the sidestones has disappeared ...