Today we left the Cliffs of Moher and drove to Galway via the Burren.
The Burren is dominated by limestone rock, which in places is widespread in a
form know an Karst. You'll see this in the photo of the Portal Tomb.
Karst occurs where glaciers have scoured the rock surface and then earth
movement and water seepage have led to the rocks cracking and forming a
patterned surface on the ground.
The only place we stopped today was to
see the Poulnabrone Portal Tomb which dates back to around 3000BC. Like
the stone ring we saw a few days ago this is a burial site but in this
case it's in a roofed tomb. When the area was excavated in the late 80s
it was discovered that 33 individuals were buried here, or at least
their bones were: infants, children and adults.
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| Poulnabrone Portal Tomb |
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| Poulnabrone Portal Tomb |
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| Poulnabrone Portal Tomb - Note the karst 1n the foreground |
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| Poulnabrone Portal Tomb |
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| Poulnabrone Portal Tomb |
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| Poulnabrone Portal Tomb - Note the karst 1n the foreground |
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