The Burren (Ireland)

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:cave
gptkbp:adjacentTo gptkb:Galway_Bay
gptkb:Cliffs_of_Moher
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite celtic high crosses
over 90 megalithic tombs
ring forts
gptkbp:area approximately 250 square kilometers
gptkbp:climate mild and moist
gptkbp:conservationEfforts gptkb:BurrenLIFE_Project
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Aillwee_Cave
gptkb:Burren_National_Park
gptkb:Poulnabrone_dolmen
gptkbp:culturalSignificance inspiration for artists and writers
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:spring_gentian
orchids
bloody cranesbill
gptkbp:fauna rare butterflies
pine martens
gptkbp:flora Mediterranean, Arctic, and Alpine plants
gptkbp:geology Carboniferous limestone
gptkbp:hasIrishName gptkb:Boireann
gptkbp:highestPoint gptkb:Slieve_Elva
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Burren (Ireland)
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:archaeological_site
limestone pavements
unique flora
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:County_Clare
gptkbp:managementBody gptkb:National_Parks_and_Wildlife_Service_(Ireland)
gptkbp:nameMeaning rocky place
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Lisdoonvarna
gptkb:Kilfenora
gptkb:Ballyvaughan
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Burren_in_Bloom_festival
gptkb:Winterage_Festival
gptkbp:notableFeature caves
disappearing streams
turloughs (seasonal lakes)
grikes and clints
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:John_O'Donohue_(writer)
Michael Longley (poet)
gptkbp:protectedArea gptkb:Burren_National_Park
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:UNESCOGlobalGeopark gptkb:Burren_and_Cliffs_of_Moher_Geopark
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus Global Geopark since 2011
gptkbp:visitedBy tourists
archaeologists
botanists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Special_Areas_of_Conservation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6