Lough Gur Wedge Tomb

Nearest town:
Bruff (5km SSW)
OS reference:
R6441
OS sheet:
65
Latitude:
52° 31' 9.44 N
Longitude:
8° 31' 49.43 W
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Image of Lough Gur Wedge Tomb by ryaner

Fantastic tomb with most of its structure still extant – the portico/ante-chamber is impressive on this one.

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ryaner
ryaner Jul 9, 2024
Image of Lough Gur Wedge Tomb by ryaner

Looking south-west over the rear of the tomb.

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ryaner
ryaner Jul 9, 2024
Image of Lough Gur Wedge Tomb by gjrk

Looking east over the double walling of the south face of the tomb.

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gjrk
gjrk May 6, 2007
Image of Lough Gur Wedge Tomb by gjrk

The fallen capstone at the entrance of the tomb helps to form an interesting megalithic chest.

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gjrk
gjrk May 6, 2007

Articles

Lough Gur Wedge Tomb

C
CARL Jun 2, 2011

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!)

Lough Gur Wedge Tomb

IronMan
IronMan Apr 18, 2002

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.

Folklore

Lough Gur Wedge Tomb
Wedge Tomb
bawn79
bawn79 Nov 29, 2005

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.

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