Cave of the Wild Horses
Cave of the Wild Horses is a cave in County Clare, Munster. Cave of the Wild Horses is situated nearby to Kilcorney Church Ruins, as well as near the ruins Kilcolmandara Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Poulnabrone Portal Tomb and Caherconnell Stone Fort.
Poulnabrone Portal Tomb
Photo: PaulT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Poulnabrone dolmen is a large dolmen located in the Burren, County Clare, Ireland. Situated on one of the region's most desolate and highest points, it comprises three standing portal stones supporting a heavy horizontal capstone and dates to the early Neolithic period, with estimates from 3800 and 3200 BC.
Caherconnell Stone Fort
Photo: Imehling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Caherconnell Stone Fort is situated 1¼ km east of Cave of the Wild Horses.
Poulawack Cairn
Archaeological site
Photo: Aiden Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Poulawack Cairn is a prehistoric burial cairn located in the Burren area of County Clare, Ireland. Poulawack Cairn is situated 1¼ km southeast of Cave of the Wild Horses.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Noughaval and Burren.
Noughaval
Hamlet
Noughaval is a small village in the townland with the same name in County Clare, Ireland. It is said to be the site where St. Mogua founded a monastery. Noughaval is situated 3 km southwest of Cave of the Wild Horses.
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.
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 6 km east of Cave of the Wild Horses.
Cave of the Wild Horses
- Type: Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: County Clare, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.0387° or 53° 2′ 19″ northLongitude
-9.15961° or 9° 9′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C5G2RQR+F5OpenStreetMap ID
node 898944865OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kilcorney Church Ruins and Kilcolmandara Church.
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Explore places such as Caherconnell Visitor Centre and Mountain Haven Café.
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