JUL to AUG daily 10-18:30.
SEP to 01-NOV daily 10-18.
Last tour 30 min before closing.
[2007]
Karst cave,
river cave.
Carboniferous limestone.
| Location: | 1,5km from Castleisland, Co. Kerry, 85km from Limerick and 24km from Killarney. (52°14'50.02"N, 9°26'36.58"W) |
| Open: |
15-MAR to JUN daily 10-18. JUL to AUG daily 10-18:30. SEP to 01-NOV daily 10-18. Last tour 30 min before closing. [2007] |
| Fee: | Adults £4, Students £3, OAP £3, Family £12, Children (6-18) £2. Group rates available. |
| Classification: |
Karst cave,
river cave.
Carboniferous limestone.
|
| Light: | electric. |
| Dimension: | L=3810m. |
| Guided tours: | L=380m, D=30min. |
| Bibliography: | Donal O'Connor (1991): Crag Cave, Ireland's most exciting show cave. (booklet) |
| Address: |
Crag Cave, Castleisland, County Kerry, Tel: +353-66-7141244, Fax: +353-66-7142352.
E-mail: |
| Last update: | $Date: 2008/10/09 18:32:14 $ |
| 1859 | "caves worn by water in the townland of Crag" mentioned by the Geological Survey of Ireland. | |
| 1981 | first part of the cave discovered by John Gunn and Bridget Scanlon. | |
| 1983 | first dive by the Welsh cave diver Martyn Farr and discovery of 1670m of cave. | |
| 1984 | further 1,178m discovered and surveyed. | |
| 1987 | start od development. | |
| 20-MAY-1989 | opened to the public. |
Crag Cave is named after the nearby town Crag. It is one of the longest caves in Ireland. It is a cave system with two levels, the lower level is a river cave.
The discoverers of Crag Cave were definitly J. R. R. Tolkien fans! They used names from the Lord of the Rings like Minas Tirith, Cirith Ungol, or Balrog's Bathtub.
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