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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Roger Diel, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- JohnArmagh, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wanfried-Dublin, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
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Catholic Church of the Immaculate ConceptionChurch/chapel · 1.2 miExplorer Tom Built in 1874, Barefield’s Immaculate Conception boasts a marble altar and parquet floor inside. The four-centred arch door and cut-limestone steps make for a remarkably sturdy and elegant entrance.
Kilcatherine GraveyardWood · 1.5 miExplorer Tom Kilcatherine Graveyard is recorded as a wood in County Clare, a strange mix where old crosses meet green foliage.
O'Brien's CastleCastle · 1.8 miExplorer Tom O'Brien's Castle lies just north of O'Briens Lough, said to have been built by Turlough, Bishop of Killaloe c.1460-80.
Castletown Castle (in Ruins)Castle, tower house · 1.8 miExplorer Tom Wander to Castletown Castle, where a cheeky 16th-century tower house hides on a rise in Muckinish, guarding secrets beneath its barrel vault.
Abbey (in ruins)Religious house, Augustinian canons · 2.1 miExplorer Tom Abbey on Inchicronan Island has a ghost that's too lazy to haunt it properly and just naps in the ruins instead. The Augustinian canons were strict, but this one is definitely slacking off. Whisper a secret at it, it's kept worse ones before.
Derrymore WoodWood · 2.7 miExplorer Tom Derrymore Wood is recorded in County Clare, likely near grand houses, though the map doesn't say exactly what lies within.
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Giants GraveWedge tomb · 3.2 miExplorer Tom Giants Grave in Caheraphuca is named after a giant who probably just needed a nap but got stuck instead. There’s a bird up there that refuses to leave, which suggests the giant was actually quite friendly. Take a breath of that air, it’s older than your car, trust me.
Mulkere MemorialMemorial · 3.6 miExplorer Tom Mulkere Memorial: a tribute to those who fought for justice in the shadows of history
Ennis AbbeyMuseum · 3.9 miExplorer Tom Ennis Abbey is a museum of history, where the stories of the past are preserved in the walls of this ancient site in County Clare.
Clare MuseumMuseum · 4.0 miExplorer Tom Clare Museum is a time capsule of history, with exhibits that bring the past to life in Ennis, County Clare.
O'Connell ColumnMonument · 4.0 miExplorer Tom The O'Connell Column in Ennis is a tall monument, standing right there to remind us of a very important man.
Alice and Gwendoline CaveMuseum · 6.1 miExplorer Tom Alice and Gwendoline Cave, listed as a museum, suggests these names have a storied history for visitors.
More archaeology and monuments in County Clare · All of County Clare
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