Natural world · Evidence-led place record

Burren and Cliffs of Moher UNESCO Global Geopark

IE

The geopark is on the route of the 2,500 km Wild Atlantic Way, one of the longest defined coastal routes in the world, winding along the Irish coastline.The Cliffs of Moher Visitor Centre, a subterranean building, has won numerous awards, including Best Public/Cultural Building at the 2007 Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland awards.

Burren and Cliffs of Moher UNESCO Global Geopark in IE
Photo: SíodaPhotography · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
CategoryUNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK
LocationIE
DatasetUNESCO Global Geoparks
Listed/year2015
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness95%
SignificanceGLOBAL GEOHERITAGE; 53,000 ha

The oddity, explained

Why is Burren and Cliffs of Moher UNESCO Global Geopark unusual?

Burren and Cliffs of Moher UNESCO Global Geopark appears here because the approved source classifies it as natural world. The source describes it as The geopark is on the route of the 2,500 km Wild Atlantic Way, one of the longest defined coastal routes in the world, winding along the Irish coastline.The Cliffs of Moher Visitor Centre, a subterranean building, has won numerous awards, including Best Public/Cultural Building at the 2007 Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland awards. Heritage Atlas treats that specific classification-and-description combination as the oddity; the score is a comparative discovery signal, not proof of mystery or the supernatural.

Evidence and further exploration

The coordinate, category and description remain tied to the cited source. Comparative oddness helps discovery; it does not add facts that the source does not provide.

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