the karst limestone fields in the burren

The limestone that makes up this area is called karst. The stone erodes in a pattern of long lines and gaps that are caleld karran. The cracks, known as grykes turn the landscpape into a weird patchwork quilt. Under the deep grykes and cracks are caves and underground waterways. It is the youngest landscape in Europe and has suffered intense glaciation, the last occurred as recently as about 10,000 years ago.

stacked stone walls along the roads

one of the few roads into the burren...leading to no where

page
[ 1 ] [ 2 ]