Sights in Inishmór
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Dún Aengus
Three spectacular forts stand guard over Inishmór, each believed to be around 2000 years old. Chief among them is Dún Aengus, which has three nonconcentric walls that run right up to sheer drops to the ocean below. It is protected by remarkable chevaux de frise, fearsome and densely packed defensive stone spikes that surely helped deter ancient armies from invading the site.
Powerful swells pound the 60m-high cliff face. A complete lack of rails or other modern additions that would spoil this amazing ancient site means that you can not only go right up to the cliff's edge but also potentially fall to your doom below quite easily. When it's uncrowded, you can't help but f…
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Na Seacht dTeampaill
Past Kilmurvey is the perfect Clochán na Carraige, an early-Christian stone hut that stands 2.5m tall, and various small early-Christian ruins known rather inaccurately as the Na Seacht dTeampaill, comprising a couple of ruined churches, monastic houses and some fragments of a high cross from the 8th or 9th century.
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Aran Heritage Centre
For an informed appreciation of all three islands' history, geology and wildlife, stop in at the Aran Heritage Centre, just off the main road leading out of Kilronan. The admission fee covers regular screenings of Robert Flaherty's 1934 film Man of Aran. The centre also has a coffee shop.
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Teampall Bheanáin
The ruins of numerous stone churches trace the island's monastic history. To the southeast, near Cill Éinne Bay, is the early-Christian Teampall Bheanáin.
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Teampall Chiaráin
The ruins of numerous stone churches trace the island's monastic history. The small Teampall Chiaráin, with a high cross in the churchyard, is near Kilronan.
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St Enda's Monastery
Near the airstrip are the sunken remains of a church; the spot where it's located is said to have been the site of St Enda's Monastery in the 5th century.
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Kilmurvey
There's a Blue Flag beach (a clean, safe beach given the EU Blue Flag award) at Kilmurvey, peacefully situated west of bustling Kilronan.
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Port Chorrúch
In the sheltered little bay of Port Chorrúch, up to 50 grey seals sun themselves and feed in the shallows.
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Dún Eochla
Along the road between Kilronan and Dún Aengus is the smaller, perfectly circular fort, Dún Eochla.
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Dún Dúchathair
Dramatically perched on a clifftop promontory directly south of Kilronan is Dún Dúchathair .
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Dún Eoghanachta
To the south of the Na Seacht dTeampaill ruins is Dún Eoghanachta, another circular fort.
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