Earth Science Conservation Review
| Marble Arch Karst; Aghinrawn Cave | Fermanagh |
| Site Type: | Cave |
| Site Status: | ASSI |
| Council area: | Fermanagh District Council |
| Grid Reference: | H12783338 |
| Google maps: | 54.24889,-7.80515 |
| Rocks | |
|---|---|
| Rock Age: | Quaternary (Holocene) |
| Rock Type: | Limestone |
| Interest | |
| Other interest: | cave, pothole, sump |
Summary of site:
A stream enters a tight bedding plane and opens into a passage which continues for 90m before ending in a 4m deep shaft. Within a few metres, a second pot 5m deep opens into a boulder strewn chamber. Two further shafts can be climbed to a passage at stream level, where two underwater ducks end at a sump. Beyond the sump, which is 5m long, are 15m of low passage that leads to a further small pot, also sumped. The stream is thought to enter the Marble Arch Caves system but exactly where is yet to be discovered.
| Enlander, I., Dempster, M. & Doughty, P., 2024. Marble Arch Karst; Aghinrawn Cave, County Fermanagh, site summary. [In] Earth Science Conservation Review. https://www.habitas.org.uk/escr/summary.php?item=351. Accessed on 2024-12-26 |
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