Ireland and Northern Ireland · about 8 km from Doolin
Poll na gCéim (Burren)
Closed to divers
Closed: there is no access; talks with the landowner are under way and the ban must be respected.
- CertificationFull cave
- SpecialSidemount
Diving and fills
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Now at Poll na gCéim (Burren)
The dive
The Cave of the Steps drops 135 m into the Burren through pitches. Five short sumps follow one another; the fifth was dived for 10 m in 1986 in high water and poor visibility.
Profile and sections
The Cave of the Steps drops 135 m into the Burren through pitches. Five short sumps follow one another; the fifth was dived for 10 m in 1986 in high water and poor visibility.
- Depth and profile
- Cave 135 m deep · five short sumps (6–14 m long, up to 3 m deep) from -74 m
- Configuration
- Ropework and small sidemount cylinders; sump 2 is constricted by mud, sump 4 by boulders.
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Sidemount / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Ropework (SRT) needed
- Experienced divers only
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How to get there
In the Burren, Clare. A 4.5 m entrance pitch and a 31 m pitch lead to the first sump at -74 m.
Around Poll na gCéim (Burren)
FillsNo fill station known nearby
Other sites2 within 32 km
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