Aillwee
Aillwee is a hill in County Clare, Munster and has an elevation of 304 metres. Aillwee is situated nearby to the locality Ballyhehan, as well as near Turlough.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aillwee Cave and Cahermore ringfort.
Aillwee Cave
Cave
Photo: MarvinVells, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aillwee Cave is a cave system in the karst landscape of the Burren in County Clare, Ireland. The name Aillwee is derived from the Irish Aill Bhuí which means "yellow cliff".
Cahermore ringfort
Archaeological site
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Cahermore ringfort or sometimes Caher Mór or "Ballyallaban stone fort" is a ringfort south of Ballyvaughan in the Burren area, in County Clare, Ireland. It is a National Monument. Cahermore ringfort is situated 3½ km west of Aillwee.
Newtown Castle
Castle
Newtown Castle is a 16th-century tower house, located close to the village of Ballyvaughan within the Burren area of County Clare, Ireland. Uniquely for a tower house of its type in Ireland, it is cylindrical in shape above a square pyramidal base. Newtown Castle is situated 4 km west of Aillwee.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballyvaughan and Carran.
Ballyvaughan
Photo: Cqui, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ballyvaughan is a village in County Clare, 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 Burren region. Discover Ballyvaughan is the village website.
Carran
Hamlet
Photo: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carran, also Carron, is a small village in County Clare, Ireland. It is in the Burren 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. Carran is situated 7 km south of Aillwee.
Burren
Photo: Imehling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Burren is a large area of northern County Clare, in the west of Ireland, with karst landscape - a great bare limestone sheet sculpted by water action.
Aillwee
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 304 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: County Clare, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.09338° or 53° 5′ 36″ northLongitude
-9.11278° or 9° 6′ 46″ westElevation
304 metres (997 feet)Open location code
9C5G3VVP+9VGeoNames ID
12608426
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