4 km WNW of Liscannor, Co Clare, Ireland
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Cliffs of Moher
by Bob Jones
This clifftop view is from about the midpoint of the Cliffs of Moher, looking north-east. The limestone slabs, quarried locally, form an excellent fence, preventing cattle from falling over the edge.
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White and blue barn
by John M
On the south side of Hag's Head.
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Cliffs of Moher
by Ian Capper
Looking north along the cliff top path, bounded by locally quarried flagstones.
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The start of the Cliffs of Moher Trail
The southern end of the trail, by the Hag's Head car park.
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Clifftop view on the Cliffs of Moher
by Bob Jones
Looking towards Hag's Head at the southern end of the Cliffs of Moher, with the ubiquitous limestone slabs forming a fence to protect livestock from falling over the cliffs.
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Farmland below the Cliffs of Moher
by Bob Jones
The ground rises sharply towards the cliff-top, where the Moher Tower stands. Viewed from a track leading to the cliffs from Ballynalackan.
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Track to Ballynalackan
by Bob Jones
This track leads downhill from a limestone quarry near the Cliffs of Moher towards the hamlet of Ballynalackan.
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Entrance to limestone quarry
by Bob Jones
There are a number of quarries near the cliff-top, where limestone slabs are chiselled out.
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Limestone quarry
by Bob Jones
Limestone slabs are quarried here, just below the cliff-top at the Cliffs of Moher. The rock formation, laid down over 300 million years ago, results in successive regular layers which can be chiselled out as flagstones, or slabs.
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Limestone quarry
by Bob Jones
The nearby cliff-top is lined with limestone slabs, probably quarried from here.
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Cliffs of Moher
by Ian Capper
Looking north along the cliffs. In the foreground are locally quarried flagstones bounding the cliff top path.
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