Giants ring
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World / United Kingdom / Northern Ireland
monument, henge
The Giant's Ring is a henge monument at Ballynahatty, near Shaw's Bridge, Belfast, Northern Ireland preserved by Viscount Dungannon. It consists of a circular enclosure, 200m in diameter, surrounded with an 4 m high earthwork bank with five entrances, and a small neolithic passage grave slightly off-centre. The tomb is believed to date from ca. 3000 BC.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giants_Ring,_Belfast
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 54°32'24"N 5°57'0"W
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