Earth Science Conservation Review

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East Cuilcagh - Aghatirourke PotFermanagh
Site Type: Pothole
Site Status: ASSI
Council area: Fermanagh District Council
Grid Reference: H15633090
Google maps: 54.22725,-7.76079
Rocks
Rock Age: Quaternary (Holocene)
Rock Type: Limestone
Interest
Other interest: rift, cave, doline, pothole

Summary of site:

The pothole descends from the bottom of a large doline (collapse crater). It descends 28m into a rift, 4m wide and 36m long, with an aven at one end and a small chamber at the other, partly filled by a rock collapse. There is some water present.

 Enlander, I., Dempster, M. & Doughty, P., 2024. East Cuilcagh - Aghatirourke Pot, County Fermanagh, site summary. [In] Earth Science Conservation Review.
https://www.habitas.org.uk/escr/summary.php?item=333. Accessed on 2024-12-26

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