lan ▁River . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁dol men ▁dates ▁to ▁the ▁Ne ol ith ic , ▁around ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁BC . ▁It ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁inter ments ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁cre m ated ▁remains ▁were ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁tomb , ▁often ▁accompanied ▁by ▁grave ▁goods , ▁including ▁tools , ▁be ads ▁and ▁pot tery . ▁The ▁tomb ▁may ▁be ▁aligned ▁so ▁that ▁its ▁portal ▁points ▁toward ▁Sl ieve ▁G ull ion ▁and / or ▁the ▁setting ▁sun ▁at ▁the ▁summer ▁sol st ice . ▁ ▁Local ▁legend ▁claims ▁that ▁the ▁dol men ▁was ▁carried ▁here ▁by ▁the ▁Scottish ▁giant ▁Para ▁Bu id he ▁M ór ▁M h ac ▁Se oid in ▁( or ▁Par rah ▁B oug ▁Mac Sh age an ; ▁" Gre at ▁Y ellow ▁Para , ▁son ▁of ▁Se oid ín "). ▁Para ▁challeng ed ▁F ion n ▁mac ▁C um ha ill ▁to ▁combat , ▁but ▁F ion n ▁poison ed ▁the ▁nearby ▁river ▁and ▁Para ▁d rank ▁from ▁it . ▁The ▁Scottish ▁giant ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁the ▁w edge ▁tomb ▁nearby . ▁▁ ▁Another ▁local ▁tradition ▁claims ▁that ▁if ▁a ▁visitor ▁lands ▁three ▁stones ▁at op ▁the ▁dol men , ▁they ▁will ▁be ▁granted ▁a ▁wish , ▁or ▁will ▁be ▁married ▁within ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁Pro le ek ▁dol men ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁two ▁portal ▁stones , ▁a ▁lower ▁back stone ▁and ▁a ▁massive ▁cap stone , ▁which ▁we igh s ▁about ▁ 4 0 ▁t onnes . ▁The ▁portal ▁faces