Grange stone circle

Grange stone circle
Lios na Gráinsí
	Grange stone circle, Ireland
	Location of site in Ireland
Alternative name	Fort of the Grange
Location	Lough Gur, County Limerick, Ireland
Coordinates	52°30′51″N 8°32′31″W
Height	4 metres (13 ft) (highest stone)
Management	National Monument Service
National Monument of Ireland
Reference no.	247

Grange stone circle (Lios na Gráinsí or Fort of the Grange) is a stone circle in County Limerick, Ireland. It is located 300m west of Lough Gur, 4 km north of Bruff.[1] The Limerick-Kilmallock road is nearby.

Grange Stone Circle is the largest stone circle in Ireland.

Features

The largest stone is Rannach Chruim Duibh (Crom Dubh's Division) [2] and is over 4m high and weighs 40 tonnes. The entrance of the circle is aligned with the rising sun at the Summer Solstice.

A short distance to the north-north east of the main stone circle, is a second smaller circle, also constructed of large stones. To the north of this is a large leaning standing stone.[1]

References

Weir, A (1980). Early Ireland. A Field Guide. Belfast: Blackstaff Press. p. 175.
Ó Ríordáin, Seán P. (1 January 1951). "Lough Gur Excavations: The Great Stone Circle (B) in Grange Townland". Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, Section C. 54: 37–74. JSTOR 25506012.

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[WE-1] Weir, A (1980). Early Ireland. A Field Guide. Belfast: Blackstaff Press. p. 175.

[2] Ó Ríordáin, Seán P. (1 January 1951). "Lough Gur Excavations: The Great Stone Circle (B) in Grange Townland". Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, Section C. 54: 37–74. JSTOR 25506012.