Aillwee CaveThe cave system runs inside Aillwee Mountain above Ballyvaughan, walked on a guided route past old bear hibernation pits.
Megalithic tomb
Poulnabrone Portal Tomb
Ballyvaughan, County Clare
The capstone is propped on two upright slabs, sitting on bare limestone beside the R480, and it has been there since the neolithic.
- Where
- Ballyvaughan, County Clare
- Before you go
- Opening times, prices and access change. Check with the place itself.
Nearby
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Aillwee CaveThe cave system runs inside Aillwee Mountain above Ballyvaughan, walked on a guided route past old bear hibernation pits.
Flaggy ShoreLow limestone shoreline at New Quay on the north Burren coast, walked as a road loop past Lough Murree.
Dunguaire CastleThe tower house sits on the edge of Galway Bay, with water on three sides of it at high tide.
Salthill PromenadeThe seafront walk runs along Galway Bay, with the Burren across the water and the diving tower at the end.
The Spanish ArchWhat is left of the old city wall where the Corrib meets the sea, with the museum beside it.More in Clare
Cliffs of MoherCliffs · LiscannorSea cliffs run about 14km down the west Clare coast, and the visitor centre is dug into the hillside above Liscannor.
Bunratty 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.
Burren National ParkNational park · CorofinLimestone pavement, hazel scrub and lakes that come and go south of Mullaghmore, with waymarked trails from the Gortlecka car park.
Loop Head LighthouseLighthouse · KilkeeThe lighthouse at the tip of the Loop Head peninsula is still working, and the tower is open to climb.
Kilkee CliffsCliffs · KilkeeCliffs and sea stacks west of Kilkee bay, with a signed cliff path that starts in the town itself.
Doolin CaveCave · DoolinOne very large free hanging stalactite is what you go down the stairway for, on a guided tour near Doolin.
Scattery IslandIsland · KilrushNobody lives on it now. The island in the Shannon estuary off Kilrush has a round tower and church ruins, and the boat goes from the marina.- DoolinVillage · DoolinDoolin runs along the road down to the pier the Aran ferries leave from, north of Lahinch.