Earth Science Conservation Review
| Knockmore-Pollaraftra; Roadside Pot | Fermanagh |
| Site Type: | Pothole, Roadside section |
| Site Status: | ASSI |
| Council area: | Fermanagh District Council |
| Grid Reference: | H087491 |
| Google maps: | 54.39091,-7.86605 |
| Rocks | |
|---|---|
| Rock Age: | Quaternary, Carboniferous (Holocene, Visean) |
| Rock Type: | Limestone |
| Interest | |
| Other interest: | pothole |
Summary of site:
The entrance to this pothole is usually covered by a sheet of corrugated iron. The first 2m of the drop is confined but then opens to a further descent of 7m into a pool with a small decorated chamber to the side. A narrow slit leads to a second, muddy chamber and digging has forced a steep, narrow descent to a third chamber—Crystal Chamber. A tight squeeze through a rift enters a final small chamber with a 2m, gravel-filled pot in its floor.
This cave has developed on a fault line projected to enter Pollaraftra in the vicinity of the Canals (see Key Site 1162).
This cave has developed on a fault line projected to enter Pollaraftra in the vicinity of the Canals (see Key Site 1162).
| Enlander, I., Dempster, M. & Doughty, P., 2024. Knockmore-Pollaraftra; Roadside Pot, County Fermanagh, site summary. [In] Earth Science Conservation Review. https://www.habitas.org.uk/escr/summary.php?item=421. Accessed on 2024-12-26 |
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