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Urchin Cave

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The Irish Caves Database records Urchin Cave at Doonmacfelim in County Clare. This point comes from its public cave register. A cave map point does not by itself grant access: check local conditions and ask the landowner where needed.

From the Irish Caves Database, University of Bristol Spelæological Society record 1867

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Photo credits
  • Bob Jones, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Gordon Hatton, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • No machine-readable author provided. Bogman assumed (based on copyright claims)., Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5
  • Gareth James, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Valfex, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • P.hammer, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Frabjousone, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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