Aug 17, 2024 · Lough Gur Visitor Centre & Lakeshore Park welcomes you to visit with us for an interactive guided tour or a relaxing walk along the shores. On site you will find a lakeview playground, entrance point coffee kiosk and opportunities to explore the area with a private guide.

Lough Gur is a shallow lake measuring 3.5 meters at its deepest level. The lake is fed from underground springs and is not free flowing. The lake and the surrounding area is known to be one of Ireland’s most important archaeological sites. Humans have lived in …

Jan 9, 2022 · Not only is Lough Gur a scenic lakeshore public park location, we also have a Visitor Centre and interpretative exhibition on site with a lakeview playground and welcome point kiosk serving fresh barista woodland coffee.

Visitor Centre highlights include: A modern exhibition detailing over 6,000 years of history at Lough Gur, listening points, an archaeological dig, Neolithic Pot model and interactive touchscreens. There is also a retail area, playground and coffee dock.

“A Place of dreams – the Lough Gur people” deals with the coming of the first inhabitants – 7 families led by Fer and Gar who crossed the seas bringing animals with them. On their way disaster occurs when Gar’s family is washed overboard and drowned.

Visitors enjoy the rural unspoilt beauty that is easily accessible 21km’s from Limerick City. The area of Lough Gur is part of the Wild Atlantic Gateway Region, Munster Vales and is also an accredited Discover Primary Science and Maths Centre through Science Foundation Ireland.

Lough Gur has been a place of continuous habitation for at least 6,000 years since the arrival of the Neolithic people and represents in microcosm each of the different ages. Examples of archaeological sites for each age include: Stone Age. Neolithic houses of Knockadoon; Megalithic tomb; Bronze Age. Grange Stone Circle

Visitors to Lough Gur Visitor Centre can find out about the rich heritage of Lough Gur by visiting the interactive multimedia exhibition that brings to life over 6,000 years of archaeology and history.

The Lough Gur shield is a Yetholm-type shield. It is a distinctive type of shield dating from 1200-800 BC (Bronze Age). Found by Charles and Nicholas Hayes the Lough Gur Shield was sold for just two pounds.

Lough Gur is one of Ireland’s archaeological and historical gems. The beautiful and enchanted lake lies 21 km south east of Limerick city. From the level surrounding countryside it unfolds in beauty its placid waters and rugged hills – a fairyland of stone circles, ancient habitation sites, megalith tombs, crannogs and castles.