Giant's Ring, Lisburn - Northern Ireland Attractions

Giant's Ring, Lisburn, Northern Ireland - Before reaching the Giant's Ring in Belfast, we had our road trip filled with millions of questions from the kids until we reached our destination which we were going to have a walk through.

The Giant's Ring is a prehistoric enclosure that is over 200 meters in diameter with a dolmen in the center and this place is considered a historical attraction which allows people to have a walk around.

The Giant's Ring in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, is actually a henge monument at Ballynahatty, which was originally preserved by Viscount Dungannon. This site is a State Care Historic Monument and also has Area of Significant Archaeological Interest Status.

What you should expect to see in this historical destination you are heading to is a circular enclosure that is about 180 meters in diameter and 2.8 hectares in area and it is also surrounded by a circular earthquake bank. There are also five irregularly spaced gaps in the place, in which three of them are believed to be original and east of the center of the enclosure there is a small passage tomb with a vestigial passage facing west. Like lots of historical things around the world, there are supposed to be other tombs outside the enclosure, but there aren't any traces of them - sadly we weren't able to find any as well!

Okay, if we are going to look back into the history of this place then we have to mention that it is believed to predate the Egyptian Pyramids since it was built around 2700 BC- which are among the list of the seven wonders of the world and which the largest of them has been in the ancient wonders of the world. In addition to being that old, we were not able to find the main reason behind the purpose of the monument, it was either used as a meeting place or as a memorial for the dead.

Because we love walking, the kids love running around, and because we love to dig deep behind the gems of Northern Ireland, we believed that visiting a place which is considered older than the ancient Egyptian Pyramids is one of the items we have to remove from the list, so we went there and discovered everything on our own.

Even though we were mostly walking around without checking items and artifacts the same way we behave in any museum, it was a good historical walk around the place and you might even get the chance to fill your day with other plans because it will not take much time from you - of course according to where you are coming from in Northern Ireland and how many hours you need to get back home again.

The reason why this ring is one of the historic places that is found in Lisburn, Belfast, is that it dates back to a very old time and it is also the only henge-passage tomb in Ireland - a really unique one - and it is also considered the only henge on the island; I think now its clear why this small historical tomb found in an empty area is considered one of the touristic attractions in Belfast, right?

There are actually different things one could do in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and lots of places one could visit. Belfast is actually one of the busiest European cities found out there, so in addition to the historical touristic attractions and landmarks which one could visit, there are also those different events held every single year that people could come from around the world to attend, like the Culture Night Belfast for example (   • Culture Night Belfast, Northern Irela...  ).

Our recommended places to visit in Belfast will definitely include Belfast City Hall (   • Belfast Tourist Attractions ❤ Around ...  ) - which people might get the chance to see if they are attending the culture night event which is held in the city center, in different areas - people could also put St. Anne's Cathedral in Belfast on their list (   • St. Anne's Cathedral - Belfast Northe...  ), they could also choose to go and visit the Commercial Court in the city (   • Commercial Court Belfast, Cathedral Q...  ), some people could choose to head to Belfast Castle (   • Belfast Castle in 360 Degree Video - ...  ), and there are those who could visit other destinations in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, such as heading to Lisburn Cathedral (   • Lisburn Cathedral Northern Ireland - ...  ) since it is in the same place where the Giant's Ring is located.

This is a travel vlog that aims at serving those travelling around Ireland and Northern Ireland, it suggests some of the destinations and hidden gems which they could visit and feel that they have done something different about their vacation. There are also other countries around the world which it helps in bringing to the world.

Have you ever been to the Giant's Ring in Lisburn/Belfast, Northern Ireland? If you have already been there then tell us more about your experience and what you enjoyed there, if you have never been to this touristic attraction before then are you thinking about it now?

It was a nice road trip to a historic destination in Belfast, you should definitely go there at some point!