Corcomroe Abbey
near Bellharbour, was originally founded in the 12th century, and, despite centuries of neglect, is still largely intact today, excepting the roof. Despite it's age and exposure to the elements, many of the stone carvings are still intact.
Cliffs of Moher
The Cliffs stand over 200m tall, for a huge palisade facing onto Galway Bay. The Bus Eireann service from Galway to Doolin stops here for 30 minutes.
Poulnabrone Dolmen
is a 5600 year old communal burial chamber. At that time, the prehistoric residents of the area left bodies out to have their soft tissue consumed by wild animals, and afterwards put whatever remained into a burial chamber. Little is known about the inhabitants of that time, but the age alone makes this monument fascinating.
caherconnell stone fort
One of Ireland's best preserved stone ring forts, Caherconnell Stone Fort just 1 km south of Poulnabrone Dolmen, it is an ancient Celtic Ring Fort. This Fort and other sites like it would have been inhabitied from around 500 A.D. to 1,500 A.D. in Ireland At the fort they have a 4 part tour. The first part is a display area which gives you some back round information on the Burren and the various sites in the area.The second part is a very nice film which tells you a bit about the Burren and gives you information on the other forts and tombs in the area. The 3rd bit is a virtual tour. It's a kind of 3D cartoon which shows you what a day was like for the people who lived in the fort - it's only about 7 or 8 minutes long but you understand the whole thing so much better after seeing it.
The last bit is the tour of the fort itself - they give you a little map and you can actually walk around the site and see it as it is today. It's interesting to compare with the other forts and having seen the virtual tour it's easy to visualise where everything would have been. If you are in Clare or the Burren go see it - and try the coffee - it makes all the difference to get fresh ground coffee on a cold spring day!