caves around north west coast ennistymon

Created by nature and carved out of limestone, Aillwee Cave is one of many caves beneath The Burren....

Slieve Elva has already been noted for its multiplicity of underground passages and caverns. The road we are now traversing is on the southern slope of the mountain and, if the tourist should wish to see something of the cave systems, he or she should take the road branching to the right about 4 km from the Cahermacnaghten junction. Poll Elva is the first opening met with on this by-road. A little further on is Poll na Gollum. These two entrances open into a linked system, which...

Doolin Cave, also known as 'Poll an Ionain', is located in the Burren region of County Clare. Discovered in 1952 it consists of about 6 miles (roughly 10.5km) of passage. The main feature of the cave is 'The Great Stalactite'. This measures almost 7 metres in length making it one of the largest free hanging stalactites in the world....

Some 4 km north-east on the road to Caherconnell a large cairn can be seen, about 0.5 km from the road, on the right. The Poulawack cairn was excavated by Harvard archaeologists in 1934. They uncovered a cemetery, with the remains of eighteen people, some bronze age potsherds and a few primitive instruments. The bodies were laid in what are called cist graves and covered with stones to a depth of over 3 m. The mound is about 20 m in diameter and contained by a low wall....