Earth Science Conservation Review
| Knockmore-Pollaraftra; Crinoid Cavern | Fermanagh |
| Site Type: | Pothole |
| Site Status: | ASSI |
| Council area: | Fermanagh District Council |
| Grid Reference: | H085493 |
| Google maps: | 54.39271,-7.86913 |
| Rocks | |
|---|---|
| Rock Age: | Quaternary, Carboniferous (Asbian, Holocene, Visean) |
| Rock Name: | Knockmore Limestone Member |
| Rock Type: | Limestone |
| Interest | |
| Other interest: | pothole |
Summary of site:
A small shake hole opens into a rift in the Knockmore Limestone. The rift walls display fine fossils, once the residents of the fine lime mud banks of these early Carboniferous seas.
| Enlander, I., Dempster, M. & Doughty, P., 2024. Knockmore-Pollaraftra; Crinoid Cavern, County Fermanagh, site summary. [In] Earth Science Conservation Review. https://www.habitas.org.uk/escr/summary.php?item=425. Accessed on 2024-12-26 |
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