 A portal dolmen surrounded by bare limestone rock in the Burren The Burren (Irish: an bhoireann, meaning the stony place) is the unique karst landscape that exists in northwest County Clare, Ireland. The limestone area measures 300 square kilometres and is home to both Mediterranean and polar plants.
The Burren area is within the circle comprised by the villages Ballyvaughan, Kinvarra,
Gort, Corrofin, Kilfenora, Lisdoonvarna and the Black Head Lighthouse.
There are many megalithic tombs in the area including portal dolmens, a
celtic high cross in the village of Kilfenora and a few
ring forts –
amongst them the triple ring fort Cahercommaun on the
edge of an inland cliff.
The Burren's many limestone cliffs, particularly the sea-cliffs at Ailladie, near Fanore, are popular with rock-climbers.
 Grikes and clints with fauna Composition
The Burren is composed of limestone pavements with crisscrossing cracks known as grikes, leaving isolated rocks called clints.
External link
Irish Climbing On-line (http://www.climbing.ie/counties/clare.html)
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