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Hi folks,

I'm heading to North Clare for Saturday & Sunday, staying in Ballyvaughan. Looking at Sheet 51, it seems the area of the Burren is a stone/tomb-hunters paradise! However, as my companion may not have as much rock-patience/fence-climbing-ability/megalithic-interest as me, I was wondering if the good folk on here could point me towards the more accessible sites in the region. I'm restricting it to Sheet 51 so…

Thanks in advance

Andy

ryaner wrote:
Hi folks,

I'm heading to North Clare for Saturday & Sunday, staying in Ballyvaughan. Looking at Sheet 51, it seems the area of the Burren is a stone/tomb-hunters paradise! However, as my companion may not have as much rock-patience/fence-climbing-ability/megalithic-interest as me, I was wondering if the good folk on here could point me towards the more accessible sites in the region. I'm restricting it to Sheet 51 so…

Thanks in advance

Andy

Sounds good, should be enjoyable, the burren is all rock so most sites should be accessible I guess.
Should be able to figure most obstacles from the OS map.

ryaner wrote:
Hi folks,

I'm heading to North Clare for Saturday & Sunday, staying in Ballyvaughan. Looking at Sheet 51, it seems the area of the Burren is a stone/tomb-hunters paradise! However, as my companion may not have as much rock-patience/fence-climbing-ability/megalithic-interest as me, I was wondering if the good folk on here could point me towards the more accessible sites in the region. I'm restricting it to Sheet 51 so…

Thanks in advance

Andy

Ballyganner South is right by the roadside : http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/920

Baur South is just over two low walls and 60m from the road http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/926

Cahercommaun is a lovely 1km walk http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/789

Creevah wedge tomb is next to the road http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/785

Paknabinnia is next to the road http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/780

Poulnabrone and Gleninshineen http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/770

Caherconnel has parking but you have to pay http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/796

Poulawhack cairn is a short walk up from the road, but tricky to park http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/794

these are all the sites I've been to on sheet 51 http://www.megalithomania.com/show/sheet/51