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Things to do in Carrick

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Ninety seconds on Carrick

A village on the Glen river in the south-west Donegal Gaeltacht, and the road to Slieve League, where the sea cliffs reach six hundred and one metres, nearly three times the height of the Cliffs of Moher. Teelin harbour below it runs the boat that looks up at the face, and Glencolmcille beyond it holds a folk village and a pilgrimage of fifteen stations walked on Saint Columba's day. The tweed woven at Kilcar is the other reason to stop.

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  1. Cloghanmore Court Tomb

    Archaeological Site · 30 min

    A large neolithic court tomb in a walled enclosure in Glencolmcille, with two galleries opening off a full oval court and early Christian cross slabs standing among the stones. It is reached across fields off the Malin More road.

  2. Muckross Head

    Viewpoint · 1 hr

    A sandstone headland east of Kilcar with a beach on one side and horizontally bedded cliffs on the other that have made it a rock climbing venue. The strata overhang so far that the routes climb out over the sea.

  3. Silver Strand

    Beach · 1.5 hr

    A horseshoe of pale sand at Malin Beg reached down a hundred and seventy-four concrete steps, walled by cliffs on both sides and often completely empty. There are no facilities of any kind at the bottom.

  4. Slieve League

    Viewpoint · 3.5 hr

    Sea cliffs reaching six hundred and one metres, among the highest in Europe, with a viewing platform at Bunglass and a ridge called One Man's Pass running out along the top. The upper car park is behind a gate and the ridge is exposed with drops on both sides.

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