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LocationCounty Clare, Ireland
Coordinates53°05′21″N 9°08′38″W / 53.089167°N 9.143815°W / 53.089167; -9.143815
Length1,030 metres (3,380 ft) [1]
Elevation92 metres (302 ft)[1]
Discovery1944. Explored 1973 onwards
GeologyCarboniferous limestone
AccessShow cave
Show cave length1,130 metres (3,710 ft) (inc. exit tunnel)
LightingElectric
Stalactites seen in the Aillwee caves

Aillwee Cave (Irish: Aill Bhuí) is a cave system in the karst landscape of the Burren in County Clare, Ireland. The name Aillwee is derived from the Irish Aill Bhuí which means "yellow cliff".[2] Privately owned, it forms part of the Aillwee Cave and Birds of Prey Centre attraction.

  1. ^ a b Drew, D.P.; Cohen (1980). "Geomorphology and Sediments of Aillwee Cave, Co. Clare, Ireland" (PDF). Proceedings of the University of Bristol Speleological Society. 15 (3): 227–240. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  2. ^ "An Aill Bhuí". Bunachar Logainmneacha na hÉireann. An Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta. Retrieved 3 January 2014.

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