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Grange stone circle
Lios na Gráinsí
Grange stone circle, Ireland
Location of site in Ireland
Location of site in Ireland
Location of site in Ireland
Alternative nameFort of the Grange
LocationLough Gur, County Limerick, Ireland
Coordinates52°30′51″N 8°32′31″W / 52.514238°N 8.5418895°W / 52.514238; -8.5418895
Height4 metres (13 ft) (highest stone)
ManagementNational Monument Service
National monument of Ireland
Reference no.247

Grange stone circle (Irish: Lios na Gráinsí, meaning "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.
  1. ^ Weir, A (1980). Early Ireland. A Field Guide. Belfast: Blackstaff Press. p. 175.

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