Earth Science Conservation Review
| Reyfad-Carrickbeg; Pollbeg | Fermanagh |
| Site Type: | Sinkhole |
| Site Status: | local interest |
| Council area: | Fermanagh District Council |
| Grid Reference: | H11744557 |
| Google maps: | 54.35851,-7.82001 |
| Rocks | |
|---|---|
| Rock Age: | Quaternary, Carboniferous (Holocene, Visean) |
| Rock Name: | Carn Limestone Member |
| Rock Type: | Limestone |
| Interest | |
| Other interest: | sinkhole |
Summary of site:
Pollbeg is a choked sink hole in the Carn Limestone Member of the Dartry Limestone. In wet weather it cannot take the full flow of water and temporarily floods the immediate area.
The principal site account for Reyfad and Carrickbeg (see site record ‘Belmore, Ballintempo & Tullybrack Uplands; Reyfad-Carrickbeg') shows how it relates to the cave system.
The principal site account for Reyfad and Carrickbeg (see site record ‘Belmore, Ballintempo & Tullybrack Uplands; Reyfad-Carrickbeg') shows how it relates to the cave system.
| Enlander, I., Dempster, M. & Doughty, P., 2024. Reyfad-Carrickbeg; Pollbeg, County Fermanagh, site summary. [In] Earth Science Conservation Review. https://www.habitas.org.uk/escr/summary.php?item=404. Accessed on 2024-12-26 |
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