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Knockmore-Pollaraftra; Doagh Lough relict cavesFermanagh
Site Type: Cave
Site Status: ASSI
Council area: Fermanagh District Council
Grid Reference: H077518
Google maps: 54.41518,-7.88138
Rocks
Rock Age: Quaternary, Carboniferous (Holocene, Visean)
Rock Name: Dartry Limestone Formation, Glenade Sandstone Formation, Knockmore Limestone Member
Rock Type: Limestone, Sand, Sandstone
Interest
Other interest: Contact, anastomoses, arch, cave, clastic sediments, cliff, dry valley

Summary of site:

Immediately south of Doagh Lough a cliff extends 400m in an east-west direction, then turns south and ends after 200m. There are five so-called relict caves in the face of the cliff, mostly simple rock overhangs.

 Enlander, I., Dempster, M. & Doughty, P., 2024. Knockmore-Pollaraftra; Doagh Lough relict caves, County Fermanagh, site summary. [In] Earth Science Conservation Review.
https://www.habitas.org.uk/escr/summary.php?item=426. Accessed on 2024-12-26

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