Lough Gur Wedge tomb
Lough Gur Wedge tomb is an archaeological site in Limerick, Munster. Lough Gur Wedge tomb is situated nearby to the archaeological site Carriganaffrin, as well as near the ruins New Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grange stone circle.
Grange stone circle
Archaeological site
Photo: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grange stone circle is a stone circle in County Limerick, Ireland. It is located 300m west of Lough Gur, 4 km north of Bruff. The Limerick-Kilmallock road is nearby. It is estimated to be 4,000-years-old, dating from the Bronze Age. Grange stone circle is situated 1¼ km west of Lough Gur Wedge tomb.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Herbertstown and Bruff.
Herbertstown
Village
Herbertstown is a village in south-eastern County Limerick, Ireland. It is part of the ecclesiastical parish of "Hospital and Herbertstown", in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. Herbertstown is situated 3½ km east of Lough Gur Wedge tomb.
Bruff
Village
Bruff is a town in east County Limerick, in the midwest of Ireland, located on the old Limerick–Cork road. The town lies on the Morning Star river, with two bridges in the town itself. Bruff is situated 4½ km south of Lough Gur Wedge tomb.
Meanus
Village
Photo: Neville Goodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Meanus is a small village and townland in County Limerick, Ireland, approximately 19km south of Limerick City. As of the 2011 census, the townland of Meanus had a population of 63 people. Meanus is situated 6 km west of Lough Gur Wedge tomb.
Lough Gur Wedge tomb
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Dermot & Grania’s Bed” and “Giant’s Grave”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Limerick, Munster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.51254° or 52° 30′ 45″ northLongitude
-8.52318° or 8° 31′ 24″ westOpen location code
9C4HGF7G+2POpenStreetMap ID
node 7296600397OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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