Earth Science Conservation Review
| Western Marlbank; West Rising and Pollnasalac | Fermanagh |
| Site Type: | Cave |
| Site Status: | ASSI |
| Council area: | Fermanagh District Council |
| Grid Reference: | H10423663 |
| Google maps: | 54.27858,-7.84032 |
| Rocks | |
|---|---|
| Rock Age: | Quaternary (Holocene) |
| Rock Type: | Limestone |
| Interest | |
| Other interest: | cave, sump |
Summary of site:
The West Rising below Hanging Rock is frequently dry and it seems likely that it is the flood resurgence for the Eastern Rising in very wet conditions. Pollnasalac, a cave a short distance uphill, is associated with the rising. The entrance is a tight crawl through boulders for about 10m to a small chamber, followed by another squeeze into a 15m long chamber with a stream crossing the floor. At the southern end of the chamber the stream flows from a deep water rift ending in a sump around 10m long, leading to a second sump at least 40m long where boulders make further route exploration difficult.
| Enlander, I., Dempster, M. & Doughty, P., 2024. Western Marlbank; West Rising and Pollnasalac, County Fermanagh, site summary. [In] Earth Science Conservation Review. https://www.habitas.org.uk/escr/summary.php?item=369. Accessed on 2024-12-26 |
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