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County Limerick   Grange / Lios, Lough Gur

Lough Gur Wedge Tomb Wedge Tomb Image © gjrk Nearest Town: Bruff (5km S) OS Ref (IE):     R6441 / Sheet: 65 Latitude: 52° 31' 9.44" N Longitude:     8° 31' 49.43" W Added by IronMan Images (21) Fieldnotes (3) Folklore (1) Links (1) 0 discussions Start a topic Show  |  Hide Web searches for Lough Gur Wedge Tomb Flickr Google Google Images The Megalithic Portal Bing Stone Pages Wikipedia

- Sites within 20 km - - Grange / Lios, Lough Gur (0km N) (87 posts) Lough Gur C (0.1km NNW) (17 posts) Lough Gur D (0.1km NNW) (6 posts) Knockfennel (0.28km WNW) (2 posts) Knockfennel (0.36km W) (4 posts) Old Hags Chair (0.36km E) (2 posts) Knockadoon Circle K (0.42km ESE) (5 posts) Knockadoon (0.54km E) (1 post) Entrance to Tir Na Og (0.54km ENE) (3 posts) Knockadoon Circles A + B (0.56km ESE) (1 post) Knockfennel North (0.6km NNW) (4 posts) The Pillar Stone (0.63km WSW) (8 posts) Knockfennel (0.67km NNE) (3 posts) The Stone Of The Tree (0.92km SW) (6 posts) Grange Lios (0.94km WSW) (9 posts) Black Sow’s Bed (1.2km S) (6 posts) Carraig Aille (1.31km E) (7 posts) Carraig Aille (1.31km E) (4 posts) Lough Gur O (1.34km ENE) (8 posts) Lough Gur P (1.36km ENE) (1 post) Loughgur (1.61km E) (0 posts) Ballingoola A (1.74km N) (2 posts) Ballingoola B (1.82km N) (1 post) Ballingoola C (2.02km N) (1 post) Ballingoola (2.04km N) (1 post) Ballingoola D (2.32km N) (0 posts) Rockbarton (2.45km WSW) (3 posts) Ballingoola E (2.51km N) (1 post) Knockroe (2.83km ENE) (3 posts) Moohane (2.89km ENE) (4 posts) Grillagh (3.43km SSE) (0 posts) Rootiagh (4.93km ENE) (3 posts) Cloghaunainey (5.15km E) (1 post) Cnoc Aine (5.24km SE) (2 posts) Bruff (5.26km S) (3 posts) Rootiagh (5.31km ENE) (1 post) Cnoc Aine (5.48km ESE) (3 posts) Cnoc Aine (5.6km ESE) (1 post) Ballybricken West (5.6km N) (3 posts) Cnoc Aine (5.75km ESE) (7 posts) Cnoc Aine (5.81km ESE) (6 posts) Ballynamona (6.02km E) (4 posts) Ballybricken East (6.08km N) (2 posts) Ballybricken East (6.25km N) (3 posts) Ballybricken East (6.3km NNE) (4 posts) Castlefarm (6.62km E) (4 posts) Luddenmore (6.7km N) (5 posts) Luddenmore (6.7km N) (3 posts) Tynacocka (6.71km SSW) (2 posts) Stonepark (6.71km NNW) (2 posts) Brufea (6.74km N) (3 posts) Knockroe (6.86km N) (2 posts) Knockroe (6.98km N) (2 posts) Knockroe (7.02km NNE) (7 posts) Rathmore South (7.18km WSW) (3 posts) Gorteennacreeagh (7.45km ESE) (2 posts) Inch (7.64km N) (5 posts) Lodge (7.85km E) (4 posts) Inch St. Lawrence (8.02km N) (7 posts) Rathanny (8.51km ESE) (7 posts) Gotoon (8.75km ESE) (2 posts) Knocktwo (8.76km SW) (3 posts) Hospital (8.98km E) (2 posts) Coolalough (8.99km ESE) (2 posts) Cromwell Hill (9.21km E) (7 posts) Skahard (9.24km N) (3 posts) Coolalough (9.24km ESE) (2 posts) Bawnacouma (9.36km WNW) (1 post) Longstone (9.41km ENE) (2 posts) Highpark (9.52km N) (4 posts) Highpark (9.55km N) (3 posts) Highpark (9.69km N) (1 post) Friarstown (9.69km WNW) (6 posts) Highpark (9.73km N) (2 posts) Coolalough (9.98km E) (5 posts) Bulgadenhall (10km SSE) (1 post) Ballinculloo (10km SW) (4 posts) Knockroe (10.27km E) (1 post) Tory Hill (10.81km W) (2 posts) Knockeen (10.88km NE) (1 post) Ballinscaula (11.07km SE) (6 posts) Ballinscaula (11.07km SE) (2 posts) Elton (11.12km SE) (6 posts) Ballinvana (11.33km SE) (2 posts) Cnoc Greine (11.72km ENE) (3 posts) Knocsefin (11.92km ENE) (3 posts) Knocksefin (13.18km ENE) (1 post) Cloonyconry More (13.38km E) (4 posts) Liseen (13.51km ENE) (3 posts) Sarsfields Rock (14.06km E) (3 posts) Clogher Hill (14.12km ESE) (2 posts) Knocksouna (14.98km SSW) (1 post) Tuogh (15.3km NE) (0 posts) Longstone (15.74km E) (3 posts) Longstone (15.74km E) (1 post) Longstone (15.74km E) (8 posts) Glenbane (15.93km E) (1 post) Carrignacaubeen (16.03km SE) (2 posts) Cush (16.34km SE) (5 posts) Cush (16.65km SE) (1 post) Adare Manor (17.34km W) (8 posts) Ballyriggin (17.53km SE) (2 posts) Kilfinnane (17.61km SE) (4 posts) Lissard (17.68km ESE) (10 posts) Doonglara (Glenbrohane) (17.71km NNE) (1 post) Ballyfroota (17.75km ESE) (3 posts) Ballyriggin (17.84km SE) (3 posts) Cloghast (17.89km SE) (5 posts) Lissard (17.93km ESE) (3 posts) Lattin (18.19km E) (3 posts) Ballingarry (18.32km ESE) (1 post) Ballygeagoge (18.5km SSE) (1 post) Lattin (18.53km E) (3 posts) Ballingarry (18.64km ESE) (3 posts) Kilfinnane (18.65km SSE) (2 posts) Duntryleague Cairn (18.71km ESE) (1 post) Duntryleague (18.71km ESE) (32 posts) Ballygeagoge (18.81km SSE) (0 posts) Carraigapuckaun (18.97km SE) (2 posts) Knockfeerina (19.09km WSW) (7 posts) Ballygeagoge (19.24km SSE) (1 post) Ladys Well (19.31km SE) (3 posts) Ballyconry (19.32km E) (6 posts) Buachaill Bréige (19.33km WSW) (7 posts) Knockfeerina (19.33km WSW) (11 posts) Mortlestown Hill (19.34km SSE) (5 posts) Ballyconry (19.38km E) (2 posts) Garranbane (19.57km NE) (5 posts) Ballinlyna Lower (19.77km SSE) (1 post)

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Visited 19.5.11 Very easy to access and in a lovely setting near Lough Gur. We parked in the lay by and I walked up the grass slope to the tomb. Dafydd wanted to come but had decided to take his shoes and socks off so I had to carry him across the wet grass. There are four capstones over the tomb and an information board is near by. Not as big or bold as other sites I have visited today but still well worth the little effort it takes to visit. This would be a great site for a picnic on a nice summer's day (not today!) Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by CARL 2nd June 2011ce

I find tombs most bizarre, they look almost alien without their outer layers and this is no exception. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by daveyravey 26th May 2006ce

The Lough Gur wedge tomb lies to the SSE of the great circle. The site is easy to find (it's right by the roadside), and is clearly signed from the circle. As with the other sites in this area, this one has a truly magickal feel to it. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by IronMan 18th April 2002ce

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Taken from Sacred Ireland "It is said that when archaeologists removed the bones from this site, every banshee in Ireland could be heard wailing." An old woman is said to have lived in this wedge-tomb which is also referred to at the site. However this wedge tomb faces west and so the old woman could be the goddess in her hag form as the setting son. As far as I can recall Michael Dames refers to this idea in Mythic Ireland. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by bawn79 29th November 2005ce

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Limerick Museum Online Catalogue Postcard of Wedge Tomb Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by bawn79 6th December 2007ce Edited 5th September 2014ce