Inis Mór & Dún Aonghasa
Inis Mór / Dún Aonghasa
The largest of the Aran Islands. Dún Aonghasa, a prehistoric stone fort on a cliff edge overlooking the Atlantic, and the island's stone-walled landscape make it ideal for a day of cycling.
Inis Mór is the largest of the Aran Islands and retains a strong Irish-language culture and a traditional landscape of stone-walled fields. Its most famous site is Dún Aonghasa, a semicircular prehistoric stone fort more than 3,000 years old, built on a cliff about 90 m above the Atlantic with no guardrails, which makes it thrilling. Admission is a small fee, and it's a roughly 20-minute uphill walk. At Kilronan Pier you can rent bicycles, or take a minibus or horse-drawn cart around the island, stopping at the ruins of seven churches, seal habitats, and the natural rock pool known as the Wormhole. The ferry from Rossaveal takes about 40 minutes, and buses from Galway connect to it.
Opening hours
Ferries follow seasonal timetable; stone fort about 09:30–17:00
Nearby sights
- Inis Oírr
- Dog's Bay
- Kylemore Abbey
- Connemara National Park
- Killary Harbour
- Sky Road, Clifden
- Lough Corrib
- Cong & Ashford Castle