Dunmore Cave

Show cave in an outcrop of Lower Carboniferous limestone, about 400 m in extent and descending 46 m. It's richly decorated with calcite formations, the most ornate being the 6 m "Market Cross". By guided tour only. The cave was the site of a massacre by the Vikings in 928 AD, according to The Annals of the Four Masters written 700 years later. Many human remains have indeed been found here, mostly women and children, plus a hoard of silver and bronze dated to 970 AD.

• market
• family

Address

Castlecomer Rd, Dunmore R95 A972

Hours

Wed-Sun 9:30AM-5PM

Price

Adult €5, conc €4, child €3

Website

heritageireland.ie (opens in a new tab)