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While in Ireland, you have to stop at the famous Cliffs of Moher. |
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| Us in front of the cliffs. Instead of doing it the tourist way, we hiked to Hag's Head and looked at the cliffs from there (cheaper and more interesting!). |
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| A view of the cliffs leading up to Hag's Head, the southern end of the Cliffs of Moher, and its signal tower. |
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| Some of the many wild goats we encountered on our walk to Hag's Head. The walk was a bit challenging because part of it was on private land and none of it was signposted, so you had to just feel your way to the edge (luckily we did the walk on a clear day!). |
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| A view of Hag's Head (far left) from Lahinch, a resort on Liscannor Bay popular with surfers (as you can see here, despite the cold water). |
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| A view back from Hag's Head along the Cliffs of Moher. The cliffs got their name from the ancient promontory fort called Mothair, which stood where the Hag's Head signal tower now stands. The cliffs rise to a height of 203m and are entirely vertical. We had originally intended to see the cliffs from the Hag's Head walk, then drive to see them from the traditional viewing point with the rest of the tourists. But when we saw they were charging EUR 4 just to park, we said "forget it"! |
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| The signal tower at the edge of Hag's Head. The tower was erected in case Napoleon tried to attack the west coast of Ireland and was built on the site of an ancient fort. |
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