L8111 : Limestone pavement

near to Onaght, Cill Mhuirbhigh and Bungowla, Galway, Ireland

Limestone pavement
Limestone pavement
Above the dun, which is situated more or less at the top of the escarpment, limestone pavement is exposed. Here the grykes are very deep and shelter a miniature forest. Tracing the beds of limestone along the hillside leads to a clearly-stepped horizon where the gently-dipping beds are weathered into smaller escarpments that mirror the structure of the whole island.
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year taken
2009
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L8111, 5 images   (more nearby)
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Geograph
Date Taken
Saturday, 25 July, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 2 September, 2009
Category
Limestone pavement   (more nearby)
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! L 8112 1117 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:8.2840N 9:46.6275W
Photographer Location
Irish: geotagged! L 8112 1117
View Direction
WEST (about 270 degrees)
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