Shannon Region
Munster
County Clare

Aillwee Cave

Aillwee Cave is a cave system in the karst landscape of in , . The name Aillwee is derived from the Irish Aill Bhuí which means "yellow cliff".
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  • Type: Cave
  • Description: cave system in County Clare, Ireland
  • Also known as: “cave and heritage centre”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cahermore ringfort and Newtown Castle.

Archaeological site
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or sometimes Caher Mór or "Ballyallaban stone fort" is a ringfort south of in area, in , . It is a National Monument. is situated 1½ km west of Aillwee Cave.

Castle
is a 16th-century tower house, located close to the village of within the area of , . Uniquely for a tower house of its type in Ireland, it is cylindrical in shape above a square pyramidal base. is situated 2½ km northwest of Aillwee Cave.

University
is an Irish non-profit independent art college specialising in undergraduate and graduate Fine Art education, located in , , Ireland. is situated 2½ km northwest of Aillwee Cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballyvaughan and Burren.

Photo: Cqui, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in , overlooking Galway Bay on the west coast of Ireland. With a population of 360 in 2022, it's a tiny straggling place but a good base for exploring the region. Discover is the village website.

Photo: Imehling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a large area of northern , in the west of Ireland, with karst landscape - a great bare limestone sheet sculpted by water action.

Hamlet
Photo: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, also Carron, is a small village in , Ireland. It is in region, within a civil parish of the same name. It is notable mainly for being the birthplace of Michael Cusack, the inspirer and co-founder of the Gaelic Athletic Association. is situated 7 km southeast of Aillwee Cave.

Aillwee Cave

Latitude
53.089° or 53° 5′ 20″ north
Longitude
-9.14371° or 9° 8′ 37″ west
Elevation
75 metres (246 feet)
Open location code
9C5G3VQ4+HG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3810097207
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
11822661
Wiki­data ID
Q405285
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Aillwee Cave” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Aillwee Cave”
  • Basque: “Aillwee leizea”
  • Danish: “Aillwee Cave”
  • Dutch: “Aillwee Cave”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كهف ايلوى”
  • German: “Aillwee Cave”
  • Greek: “Σπήλαιο Aillwee”
  • Greek: “Σπήλαιο Έιλγουι”
  • Irish: “Pluaiseanna an Aill Bhuí”
  • Irish: “Pluaiseanna an hAille Buí”
  • Irish: “Pluaiseanna na hAille Buí”
  • Italian: “grotte di Aillwee”
  • Italian: “Grotte di Aillwee”
  • Spanish: “Cueva de Aillwee”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Deelinmore and Clareville.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Gift Shop & Cafe and Rusheen Lodge.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Aillwee Cave”. Photo: MarvinVells, CC BY-SA 3.0.