From the commanding location of Dun Aonghasa, looking northeast across Inishmore island, we can understand why the ancient builders chose this location.
We also see the transition from exposed limestone to the fields built literally from the ground up (see my post “The How of Soil”). For a closer view of island houses see my posts “Settled In” and “Cottage Road Cottage.”
The field walls are described in my posts, “What is a rock, what is a stone?” and “Stone on Stone.”
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Breaking waves, turquoise sea below the dramatic cliffs of the ancient fort Dun Aonghasa (Dun Aengus),
in the distance the karst landscape of Inishmore with clouds of an approaching storm over Galway Bay.
Sea Campion (scientific name: Silene uniflora) (irish name: Coireán mara) clings to the edge.
Inishmore, Aran Islands, County Galway, Ireland.
Michael Stephen Wills Photography 
A beautiful and a bit scary looking shot. 😊
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Yes!! It could be, I was well away from the edge though too close for safety sake. It was a calm day. In the winter, the sound of Atlantic waves breaking on the cliffs are like explosions heard throughout the Island.
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Amazing! 😊
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This would be perfect shot for scary movie😲
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I could get into that!!
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It is amazing how vegetation finds places to live, despite the rock and stone.
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Awesome, such a great mood in your capture! I know Inishmore and the Aran islands from a visit several years ago. You have definitely convinced us to include this region when we go to Ireland next spring!
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It was a memorable day for us. Wish we had planned an overnight and I regret not purchasing a hand made sweater for myself (gifted my son with a sweater).
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I like the way the diminishing size of the cliffs as they disappear into the horizon really adds to the perspective.
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They go on and on
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Hi bro,
how are you today ?
It’s fuckin’ raining day in here
i hope you will spent a lovely day
see ya soon my dear friend
🙋
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There is a painting in our town’s art gallery that is very similar to that. Gorgeous.
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Thank You, Victoria.
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😁❤
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There just aren’t enough cliffs in my area haha
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Plenty of figurative cliffs everywhere.
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So true
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Great picture!
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