Earth Science Conservation Review
| Marble Arch Karst; McGovern's Sink, Freda's Hole | Fermanagh |
| Site Type: | Pothole, Sinkhole |
| Site Status: | ASSI |
| Council area: | Fermanagh District Council |
| Grid Reference: | H11643394 |
| Google maps: | 54.2543,-7.822 |
| Rocks | |
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| Rock Age: | Quaternary (Holocene) |
| Rock Type: | Limestone |
| Interest | |
| Other interest: | cave, pothole, sinkhole |
Summary of site:
These two features are on the underground course of the Sruh Croppa River. McGovern's Sink is a rubbish-filled shake hole which no one has yet had the stomach to dig. Freda's Hole is a walled shake hole to the north east surrounded by trees. A climb down the north side ends on sloping rubble that descends through a hole on the south side into a chamber to the west with a further inclined slope leading into a narrow passage. A muddy crawl through two small chambers emerges at the base of Peg Leg Pot, about 8m from the surface.
| Enlander, I., Dempster, M. & Doughty, P., 2024. Marble Arch Karst; McGovern's Sink, Freda's Hole, County Fermanagh, site summary. [In] Earth Science Conservation Review. https://www.habitas.org.uk/escr/summary.php?item=356. Accessed on 2024-12-26 |
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