Cairn

This is a Cairn. A rockpile or a man made stack of stones. This is in the Burren an area that comprises less than 1% of the island of Ireland . It is a favourite place of mine , a great place to go and clear the head, high and windy with spectacular views of the Atlantic out in Galway bay. There are a lot of these cairns, most are sloppy constructions, but this one is the work of an artist I presume. The construction is so precise . The Burren Trust try to discourage people building them, so I refrain, but make no apology for displaying this one

[BobsBlips]

Nice - fav

[Tari]

lovely ~ like the cool, subdued colors ~ goes well with the subject. Those are some flat stones! Beautiful cairn :)

[Mek]

Thanks for photo and story. And where is the discouragement based on?

[PhotoCrazy]

Wonderful!

[john morley]

@mastermek This is a protected area and limestone is very dry and brittle , so when people build cairns which often topple over leaving lots of broke rock piles behind, I'm not sure who or when this one was constructed but I first saw it over ten years ago..

[Lee]

Wonderful image. The cairn definitely looks well constructed, and I like the view of Galway bay too. Fav

[Nova]

I think I prefer this one, where you can see the water. Great shot John.

[ShazzyM]

so interesting, great shot. I feel a most overdue visit to that part of the world is near

[Kristen]

I like this one with the view in the background. Beautiful!

[lisa]

i can see why this is a favorite place.

[Suse♡]

Work of artist, definitely. How wonderful view!

[Dreich]

Fantastic, must get there some time

[Ukandie!]

I can understand why this is a favorite place of yours. I like to think that the builder of this cairn is carrying on what they learned and applying it to modern artistry, I see aspects of my (well it is not mine but Chicago's) Aqua building in this carin.

[Keri]

A fabulous place. Those rocks are just asking to be stacked! The builder must have been a perfectionist.

[Graeme Stevens]

Excellent shot

[Jonathan Darrell]

Great shot of this location, and I like the composition.

[Newbank Lass]

lovely detail in the rocks

[Pam]

I can see why it is a favorite place of yours. Beautiful views. I think the rock art adds a nice touch to the landscape.

[Vera]

I so much want to live by the sea!!!! This picture made me realise it once again.

[Judith Barnett]

This is soooo Beautiful and peaceful!! ... You can see far and wide from there ... no wonder you love it so much!! ... i even would love to do some Rock - Stacking!!