What is recorded here
From the Irish Caves Database, University of Bristol Spelæological Society record 1557
The cave register does not grant public access. Check conditions and ask the landowner before entering private land.
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Photo credits
- Night of the Big Wind, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 nl
- Muimhneach, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Bob Jones, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Adrian King, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Martin Kerans, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- N Chadwick, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
- Ingo Mehling, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
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European ash5.0 miExplorer Tom Picture a sturdy European ash standing tall, its branches perhaps swaying gently above some quiet corner of the county.
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