The Burren
Historical Sites etc.
Caherconnell Stone Fort (Photo – Renata3)
Many of the Burren’s early churches and medieval strongholds were built on the fringes of the area, indicating that the arrival of Christianity in the region was linked to a gradual change in the focus of agriculture away from the hillslopes to the fertile lowlands.
ByRoute 1 takes in Dough Castle, Kilmacreehy church, Doonagore Castle, Doonmacfelim Castle, Ballinalacken Castle, Newtown Castle, Muckinish Castle, Corcomroe Abbey, the Oughtmama churches, and Dún Guaire Castle.
ByRoute 12 takes in Leamaneh Castle, Tullagh Earth Fort, Kilfenora Cathedral, Ballykinvarga Ring Fort, Smithstown / Ballynagowan Castle and Lissateeaun.
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