The Spectacles
The Spectacles is an archaeological site in Limerick, Munster. The Spectacles is situated nearby to Lough Gur Lakeshore Park, as well as near the tourism office Lough Gur Heritage Centre.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Archaeological site in Co. Limerick
- Also known as: “Drumlaegh”
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 2 km southwest of The Spectacles.
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 The Spectacles.
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 6 km south of The Spectacles.
Fedamore
Village
Fedamore is a small village in County Limerick, Ireland. As of the 2022 census, Fedamore had a population of 381 people. It is also a civil parish in the ancient barony of Smallcounty. Fedamore is situated 6 km northwest of The Spectacles.
The Spectacles
- Categories: former settlement, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Limerick, Munster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.5238° or 52° 31′ 26″ northLongitude
-8.52125° or 8° 31′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C4HGFFH+GFOpenStreetMap ID
way 1145204157OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q116779925
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