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The Burren, North Clare – a potential UNESCO-accredited European Geopark

The Burren in North Clare is renowned for its unusual and diverse flora and for its rich archaeological and historical heritage. It is also one of the most distinctive landscape regions in Ireland, featuring bare rock pavements, cliffed and terraced hills, caves, seasonal lakes, springs, disappearing streams, and a varied coast that passes south into the Cliffs of Moher, one of the most dramatic coastlines in Ireland. Because of these features, the region is a hotspot for scientists working in the fields of geology (rocks) and geomorphology (the shape of the land). Public understanding of these aspects of the region, however, is poor, and the outstanding geo(morpho)logical value of the landscape has no official recognition.

In order to tackle these issues, the potential of the region as a UNESCO-accredited European Geopark is being investigated. Recognition as a Geopark would raise awareness of the unique landscape and rocks of the region on both a local and international level.

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