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Reyfad-Carrickbeg; Oweyglass CavesFermanagh
Site Type: Cave
Site Status: ASSI
Council area: Fermanagh District Council
Grid Reference: H100470
Google maps: 54.37202,-7.84611
Rocks
Rock Age: Quaternary (Holocene)
Rock Type: Limestone
Interest
Other interest: arch, cave, cliff

Summary of site:

This group of caves, in a cliff of the Knockmore Limestone Member of the Dartry Limestone, is linked to a series of springs. They are believed to be the remnants of an earlier system, abandoned by a falling water table. The longest cave passage measures no more than 15m.

 Enlander, I., Dempster, M. & Doughty, P., 2025. Reyfad-Carrickbeg; Oweyglass Caves, County Fermanagh, site summary. [In] Earth Science Conservation Review.
https://www.habitas.org.uk/escr/summary.php?item=402. Accessed on 2025-02-19

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