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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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- C O'Flanagan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Graham Horn, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Claureen BridgeBridge · 888 ydExplorer Tom Claureen Bridge, built around 1820, spans the river with three rubble stone arches. The cut-stone V-cutwaters and voussoirs highlight the engineering skill used to connect these Clare communities so long ago.
Westbourne HouseHouse · 1399 ydExplorer Tom Westbourne House is now a bishop’s residence, which means the seagulls have to whisper to avoid getting excommunicated. It’s got those fancy bay windows that just judge your posture. It's the kind of place that makes a dull Tuesday interesting.
Post Office FieldNature reserve · 1.1 miExplorer Tom Post Office Field is a nature reserve in County Clare, where local flora might be growing wild near the old postbox location.
Ennis AbbeyMuseum · 1.2 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.
O'Connell ColumnMonument · 1.2 miExplorer Tom The O'Connell Column in Ennis is a tall monument, standing right there to remind us of a very important man.
Clare MuseumMuseum · 1.3 miExplorer Tom Clare Museum is a time capsule of history, with exhibits that bring the past to life in Ennis, County Clare.
Poul na gollorCave · 2.1 miExplorer Tom Poul na gollor is a recorded cave in County Clare, inviting you to wonder what lies beneath the picturesque region's surface today.
Shallee Castle (in Ruins)Castle, tower house · 2.2 miExplorer Tom Shallee Castle in Shallee is suspicious of the postman because he keeps delivering bad news about treason and hanged sons. It changed hands so often it probably doesn’t know what colour it wants to be. Mind the nettles, they're the real guards here.
Alice and Gwendoline CaveMuseum · 2.6 miExplorer Tom Alice and Gwendoline Cave, listed as a museum, suggests these names have a storied history for visitors.
Clare CastleCastle · 3.3 miExplorer Tom Clare Castle stands on the east side of the River Fergus, where it widens into its estuary, defining the town's name.
Grave YardGraveyard · 4.9 miExplorer Tom Graveyard in Kilmaley is playing hide-and-seek with me. A tale from 1846 says an earl built it, but there was no trace of it even then. Bring a friend who talks too much and let the place shut them up.
Hawthorn5.8 miExplorer Tom Hawthorn that looks like it's waiting for its turn in line for the pub. Go on, count the windows and get it wrong like I did.
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