Earth Science Conservation Review
| Lisdoo Townland pit | Tyrone |
| Site Type: | Pit |
| Site Status: | ASSI |
| Council area: | Omagh District Council |
| Grid Reference: | H28586137 |
| Google maps: | 54.49978,-7.56009 |
| Rocks | |
|---|---|
| Rock Age: | Devonian (Famennian, Frasnian) |
| Rock Name: | Fintona Group, Shanmullagh Formation (Form Blm) |
| Rock Type: | Mudstone, Sand, Sandstone, Siltstone |
| Interest | |
| Fossil Groups: | Miospore, Miospores |
| Other interest: | lacustrine |
Summary of site:
This site is important because it yielded 29 species of Devonian plant spores, allowing the age of these rocks to be firmly established.
A temporary excavation into a little under 2m of green, laminated mudstones and thin coarse grained sandstones near the base yielded fairly well preserved spores (of the 8 mudstones present, 5 were sampled).
Sites rich in spore floras are rare and this prolific site should be designated and protected.
A temporary excavation into a little under 2m of green, laminated mudstones and thin coarse grained sandstones near the base yielded fairly well preserved spores (of the 8 mudstones present, 5 were sampled).
Sites rich in spore floras are rare and this prolific site should be designated and protected.
| Enlander, I., Dempster, M. & Doughty, P., 2026. Lisdoo Townland pit, County Tyrone, site summary. [In] Earth Science Conservation Review. https://www.habitas.org.uk/escr/summary.php?item=318. Accessed on 2026-04-15 |
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