The turn-off for Kilmacduagh is visible from the R460. There is a carpark, but the middle of the road works fine, too

From left to right, the round tower, the Cathedral, the Church of St. John the Baptist, Temple Mary and the Glebe House.

Only an arch remains of the Church of John the Baptist (left of photo). Parts of it date from the 11th century.

Lough Avatia is located behind the settlement. It seems to be a turlough, but there is probably some water in it all year round.

The small building (right) is a church called the Temple Mary. It may have been built using material from an earlier church, though there is no shortage of stones in Kilmacduagh!

In the shadow of the round tower stands O'Heynes church, built in the first half of the 13th century.

The settlement looks out onto the Burren, with the Turloughmore mountains most prominent.

The cathedral was built in the 11th century, replacing an earlier wooden building.

The round tower was built in the 12th century. It is 115 feet high, and leans 2 feet out from the perpendicular.

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