Here’s a repost from May 2018!

Did you see The Princess Bride? The Cliffs of Moher look a real-life “Cliffs of Insanity,” and they are just as dangerous to sailors.

Here’s a little geologic background on them.

Now, what is the Burren?

The Burren is not a barren and boring museum of stones, monuments and scientific curiosities. Quite the contrary, it is a living place teeming with nature’s bounty: ordinary and exotic rocks, plants, animals, insects and birds. Its geology and diverse habitats are packed with startling features and surprising landforms. Interwoven into its geology and geography is a rich history beginning 330 million years ago – before human habitation; before dinosaurs, before flowering plants – and unfolding in its many chapters right up until today. All that bounty is here to be discovered.

— Source

They’re partial to the place in Ireland.

Together, the Burren and the Moher Cliffs are now a UNESCO geopark.

Featured image: CoffeeCupKat, at Pixabay. Public domain.