The Sky Road - some beautiful views, standing stones and a castle

The Sky Road is a 12 mile scenic route near Clifden with beautiful views. This day I walked from Clifden back to Streamstown - about 10 miles. One of the more interesting part of the walk was through Abbey Glen.

There the hiker walks through a grand entrance and by 2 standing stones. At the next bend in the road, you can see the ruins of Clifden Castle. It was built ~1818 for John D'Arcy, the founder of Clifden. Uninhabited after 1894 it fell into disrepair. In 1935, ownership passed to a group of tenants, who were to own it jointly, and it quickly became a ruin. What a shame:(