historic in Down, Ireland
Giant’s Ring
A 5,000-year-old Neolithic henge on Belfast’s edge
Worth the wander
Walk the perimeter of a huge circular earthwork bank, 180m across and up to 3.5m high, enclosing a central passage-tomb dolmen dating to around 3000 BC — open access with no ticket booth.
Quick answers
- Cost
- Free
- Time and distance
- 1 km loop
- Parking
- Park at Minnowburn/Shaw’s Bridge and walk across the field.
Find your way
Off Ballynahatty Road, near Shaw’s Bridge, Belfast, Co. Down