One of Ulster’s great ancient tombs

This impressive site is located on a hilltop 700 feet above sea level and is known as ‘Cnoc mBaine’, ‘The Hill of Queen Baine’, ‘The Hill of the Monks’, and ‘Annya’s Cove’. Confused yet? It was reputedly the tomb of a Queen named Anya who lived about 2000BC and also Queen Baine’s who lived in the 1st Century AD. The tomb has 12 tall orthostats which are covered in neolithic art similar to that found in Newgrange and Lough Crew. The stones vary in height between 3 to 7 feet and the mound is 82 ft in diameter. In Irish mythology, this was the home of both the giant Finn McCool and his wife Oonagh who reputedly defeated the bad giant Cucullin at this location. In 1959, the Department of the Environment had to build a crude shelter to protect the site from ongoing vandalism.

Thanks to Macartan McQuaid for fab drone video