The Burren
Located in County Clare, the Burren is 50 square miles of bleak, irregular slabs of deeply cracked limestone, unspoiled since the Ice Ace, when the glaciers sheared off all the soil and carved up the rock. The name is from the Gaelic bhoireann, meaning "stony place." This damp, spooky moonscape is home to plants from various far-flung climates. There are a number of prehistoric gravesites, forts, and megalithic tombs, with relics of human habitations dating back almost 6,000 years. Spectacular caves have been found beneath the jagged rock surface. Legends connected to the Burren suggest that its sacred wells cure weak vision, its caves are inhabited by spirit horseman, and that its mysterious lakes move around the landscape without warning.
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| Burren landscape |
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| Burren landscape with Galway Bay in the Background |
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