2018

M2301 : R480, The Burren

taken 6 years ago, 5 km WNW of Carran, Co Clare, Ireland

R480, The Burren
R480, The Burren
The Burren & Cliffs of Moher Geopark

The Burren and Cliffs of Moher Geopark is an internationally designated area of geological interest in County Clare. It was the third Geopark to be designated in Ireland, and is recognised at both European and global levels. It is sometimes branded as "the Burren and Cliffs of Moher Global UNESCO Geopark."
The Burren comprises dramatic glaciated karst landscapes on Ireland’s Atlantic coast which have been fashioned in a variety of limestones, sandstones and siltstones originating during the Carboniferous period. The nearby Cliffs of Moher are vertical sandstone and shale sea-cliffs, the highest in Europe, which rise to a height of over 200m in places and which have long drawn sightseers to the area.

R480 Road

The R480 in County Clare runs 14km from the N67 at Newtown, 1.5 km south-southwest of Ballyvaghan, to the R476 at Leamaneh Cross via the Burren.


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Geographical Context: Roads, Road transport
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Burren [5] · R480 [4] ·
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M2301, 9 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 31 July, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 14 November, 2018
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! M 231 014 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:3.5078N 9:8.8071W
Camera Location
Irish: geotagged! M 232 014
View Direction
Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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