description Ailwee Cave Overview
Aillwee Cave is a limestone show cave in the Burren region of County Clare, Ireland. Its visitor route passes through chambers, bridged chasms, formations, and an underground waterfall, while evidence found within includes brown bear remains associated with animals that once used the cave for hibernation. Opened to tourists in 1976, it presents the geology and natural history of the Burren's extensive karst landscape to general visitors.
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Where is Aillwee Cave?
Aillwee Cave is in the Burren region of County Clare, Ireland. It is part of a limestone landscape shaped by water moving through cracks and underground passages. [Burren Geopark](https://www.burrengeopark.ie/discover-explore/geosites-discovery-points/aillwee-cave/)
What can you see on the Aillwee Cave visitor route?
The route includes chambers, bridged chasms, stalactites, stalagmites, and an underground waterfall. Those features make it a show cave as well as a useful example of Burren karst.
Were brown bears found at Aillwee Cave?
Yes, bear bones were found in the cave, and the site may have been one of the last refuges of the Irish brown bear. The remains show that animals used the cave long before it became a visitor attraction. [Burren Geopark](https://www.burrengeopark.ie/discover-explore/geosites-discovery-points/aillwee-cave/)
How old is Aillwee Cave?
It is regarded as one of the oldest caves in the Burren, formed as water worked through the limestone hill. Its underground waterfall and mineral formations are products of that long erosion process.
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