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The capstone of Poulnabrone Portal Tomb resting on its uprights out on the Burren limestone

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Things to do in Ballyvaughan

County Clare

4 of the 20 places on our County Clare list are in Ballyvaughan: Poulnabrone Portal Tomb, Aillwee Cave, Caherconnell Stone Fort and Flaggy Shore. Between them a prehistoric site, a cave, a fort and a walk. Further down the page: one more place in the town off Fáilte Ireland's public list.

On our Clare list

4 places in and around Ballyvaughan.

  1. The capstone of Poulnabrone Portal Tomb resting on its uprights out on the Burren limestonePoulnabrone Portal TombMegalithic tomb · BallyvaughanThe capstone is propped on two upright slabs, sitting on bare limestone beside the R480, and it has been there since the neolithic.
  2. Stalactites hanging in a chamber of Aillwee CaveAillwee CaveCave · BallyvaughanThe cave system runs inside Aillwee Mountain above Ballyvaughan, walked on a guided route past old bear hibernation pits.
  3. Caherconnell Stone FortFort · BallyvaughanThe drystone ringfort near Poulnabrone stands close to its full height, out on the Burren plateau.
  4. The rocky shoreline and low cliffs along the Flaggy Shore, County ClareFlaggy ShoreWalk · BallyvaughanLow limestone shoreline at New Quay on the north Burren coast, walked as a road loop past Lough Murree.

More to see in Ballyvaughan

From Fáilte Ireland’s own listings.

  1. Burren College of ArtGallery · BallyvaughanThe Burren College of Art in Ballyvaughan, County Clare, offers art students the opportunity to study in a unique environment alongside top ranking academics and artists.

The top of the Clare list

  1. The Cliffs of Moher dropping to the Atlantic, with the clifftop path along the green edgeCliffs of MoherCliffs · LiscannorSea cliffs run about 14km down the west Clare coast, and the visitor centre is dug into the hillside above Liscannor.
  2. The capstone of Poulnabrone Portal Tomb resting on its uprights out on the Burren limestonePoulnabrone Portal TombMegalithic tomb · BallyvaughanThe capstone is propped on two upright slabs, sitting on bare limestone beside the R480, and it has been there since the neolithic.
  3. Bunratty Castle standing over the river, with Durty Nelly's pub in front of itBunratty Castle and Folk ParkCastle · ShannonThe restored 15th century tower house sits beside the N18, with a village of old farmhouses and shopfronts rebuilt in the grounds.
  4. Bare limestone pavement in the Burren with the hill of Mullaghmore behindBurren National ParkNational park · CorofinLimestone pavement, hazel scrub and lakes that come and go south of Mullaghmore, with waymarked trails from the Gortlecka car park.
  5. Stalactites hanging in a chamber of Aillwee CaveAillwee CaveCave · BallyvaughanThe cave system runs inside Aillwee Mountain above Ballyvaughan, walked on a guided route past old bear hibernation pits.
  6. The white tower of Loop Head Lighthouse and the keepers' houses on the headlandLoop Head LighthouseLighthouse · KilkeeThe lighthouse at the tip of the Loop Head peninsula is still working, and the tower is open to climb.

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