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This site is the largest known Megalithic tomb on the Isle of Man and is said to belong to King Orry, an almost legendary character revered by the Manx as their greatest king and founder of Mann. This mythical figure is based on King Godred Crovan, a Viking warrior who created the Kingdom of Mann and the Isles upon his arrival on the Island in 1079.
King Orry was credited for the introduction of the island's legal system and his arrival on the island is seen as the starting point of Manx history as we know it. He was also responsible for founding the Crovan dynasty, his descendants who ruled in Mann and the Isles for almost two centuries.
At the site of his grave in Laxey, there are remains of two prehistoric chambered tombs: King Orry’s Grave, the largest cairn, is estimated to have been built during Neolithic times around 5000 years ago by farmers as memorials to their ancestors.
Across the road is the other tomb. To find the site, follow the sign and path to find the stone circle which is behind a house. It is suggested that the two parts of the graves were connected to form three chambers encolsed by the cairn, but clear evidence for this has been complicated by the construction of the modern houses and roads.
There are illustrated information boards at the site to provide more information about King Orry and the history and discovery of this tomb.
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