{"id":4603,"date":"2020-09-11T11:58:46","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T11:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/?p=4603"},"modified":"2026-04-08T11:03:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T11:03:35","slug":"geosite-killary-fjord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/en\/attractions\/geosite-killary-fjord\/","title":{"rendered":"Killary Fjord"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p><style>@media (min-width: 1200px) { .liquid-row-responsive-69efa5c8ced1d {margin-top:80px !important;  }  }   <\/style><section id=\"the-header-hero\" data-parallax=\"true\" data-parallax-options='{\"parallaxBG\":true}' data-bg-image=\"url\" class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1599825420617 row-contains-padding-top row-contains-padding-bottom liquid-row-responsive-69efa5c8ced1d liquid-row-shadowbox-69efa5c8ced2d vc_row-has-fill vc_row-has-bg\"><div class=\"liquid-row-overlay\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, 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106);}.ld_fancy_heading_69efa5c8cef7c .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69efa5c8cef7c\">\n\t<h6 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> GEOSITE<\/span><\/h6><\/div><style>.ld_fancy_heading_69efa5c8cf70e .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69efa5c8cf70e\">\n\t<h2 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> KILLARY FJORD<\/span><\/h2><\/div><style>.ld_fancy_heading_69efa5c8cfa50 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69efa5c8cfa50\">\n\t<p class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> Stunningly beautiful, it is Ireland\u2019s only fjord<\/span><\/p><\/div><style>.ld_spacer_69efa5c8cfad0{height:32px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space 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This formed an inlet of water that is steep, narrow and deep. To be a true fjord, the water within needs to be deeper than the sea it drains in to. This is true for Killary Fjord where the water is -40m behind the terminal moraine of the fjord and -20m in Killary Bay, the sea in which it drains in to.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<style>.ld_spacer_69efa5c8d06e1{height:32px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_69efa5c8d06e1\"><span class=\"liquid_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wpb_gallery wpb_content_element vc_clearfix wpb_content_element\" ><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_gallery_slides wpb_image_grid\" data-interval=\"3\"><ul class=\"wpb_image_grid_ul\"><li class=\"isotope-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Killary-Fjord-geology-v2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Killary-Fjord-geology-v2-scaled-200x150.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Killary Fjord geological map\" title=\"Killary Fjord geological map\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/li><li class=\"isotope-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Kylemore-geology.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Kylemore-geology-scaled-200x150.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Kylemore geological map\" title=\"Kylemore geological map\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 liquid-column-69efa5c8d0adf\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper \"   ><div class=\"wpb_wrapper-inner\"><style>.ld_spacer_69efa5c8d0b58{height:75px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_69efa5c8d0b58\"><span class=\"liquid_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid liquid-row-shadowbox-69efa5c8d0bd8\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-8 liquid-column-69efa5c8d0c9c\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper \"  ><div class=\"wpb_wrapper-inner\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Audio Trail available for this location (also in French and German) at:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trailaudio.ie\/killary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.trailaudio.ie\/killary\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4 liquid-column-69efa5c8d0dc2\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper \"  ><div class=\"wpb_wrapper-inner\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_left  liquid_vc_single_image-69efa5c8e0156\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.trailaudio.ie\/killary\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; 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