Burren National Park, The Burren

Name: Burren National Park
Address: The Burren, Ireland

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Burren National Park is one of six national parks in Ireland, managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service. It covers a small part of the Burren, a karst landscape in County Clare on the west coast. ()

Alternative names: Area: 5.79 mi²Elevation: 299 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 53°0'36"N, 9°0'20"W

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Burren National Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kilmacduagh monastery, Leamaneh Castle, Slieve Rua, Caherconnell Stone Fort.

5.6 miNE
Monastery
Kilmacduagh monastery
144 min walk • Nestled in the serene landscape of County Galway, the Kilmacduagh Monastery stands as a testament to early Christian monastic life in Ireland. This ancient site, founded in the 7th century by Saint Colman, son of Duagh, is renowned for its remarkable collection of...
5.8 miW
Forts and castles, Architecture, Ruins
Leamaneh Castle
148 min walk • Leamaneh Castle is a ruined castle located in the townland of Leamaneh North, parish of Kilnaboy, between the villages of Corofin and Kilfenora at the border of the region known as the Burren in County Clare, Ireland.
0.5 miNE
Mountain
Slieve Rua, The Burren
12 min walk • Slieve Rua is a karst hill in The Burren in County Clare, Ireland. The eccentrically shaped hill is located near Mullaghmore within Burren National Park.
5.9 miW
Historical place, Archaeological site
Caherconnell Stone Fort, Kilfenora
151 min walk • Caherconnell is an exceptionally well-preserved medieval stone ringfort in region known as the Burren, County Clare, Ireland. It lies about 1 km south of the Poulnabrone dolmen.
~1530 ftSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mullaghmore, The Burren
8 min walk • Mullaghmore is a 180m limestone hill in the Burren in Glenquin, Kilnaboy County Clare, Ireland. It is part of a hiking trail called the Mullaghmore Loop in the Burren National Park.
3.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lough Bunny, The Burren
82 min walk • Lough Bunny is a freshwater lake in The Burren, County Clare, Ireland.
2.7 miW
Archaeological site
Cahercommaun, The Burren
70 min walk • Cahercommaun, sometimes Cahercommane, is a triple stone ringfort on the south-east edge of the Burren area, in Kilnaboy, near the rural village of Carran, in County Clare, Ireland. It was built in the 9th century.
4.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lough Atedaun
127 min walk • Lough Atedaun is a freshwater lake in the Mid-West Region of Ireland. It is located in The Burren of County Clare.
5.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Inchiquin Lough
132 min walk • Inchiquin Lough is a freshwater lake in the Mid-West Region of Ireland. It is located in The Burren of County Clare.
3.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lough Cullaun
86 min walk • Lough Cullaun is a freshwater lake in the Mid-West Region of Ireland. It is located in The Burren of County Clare.
4 miSW
Archaeological site
Parknabinnia
103 min walk • Parknabinnia wedge tomb is a prehistoric wedge tomb located in the Burren area of County Clare, Ireland.