The Burren

The Burren plateau of North-West Clare is internationally famous because of its beautiful limestone landscapes and the remarkable flora of the region as well as its rich archaeological heritage. It is the finest example of a karstic terrain in Ireland, with a full assemblage of the curious landforms and subterranean drainage systems that characterise these limestone terrains.
The area also hosts 70 wedge-tombs (the most famous of them being Poulnabrone ), ring forts, caves (most notable Aillwee Cave ) castles ( Leamenagh Castle) and a network of field walls and hut circles.
The area around Mullagh More lies to the Eastern edge of the Burren region and is considered to be the 'essential Burren' -  with bare limestone,rough trees, a number of lakes -'loughs' and a few mountain meadows with sheep and goats grazing.