Earth Science Conservation Review
| Knockninny & Molly Mountain; Knockninny relict cave | Fermanagh |
| Site Type: | Cave |
| Site Status: | ASSI |
| Council area: | Fermanagh District Council |
| Grid Reference: | H273300 |
| Google maps: | 54.21867,-7.58148 |
| Rocks | |
|---|---|
| Rock Age: | Quaternary, Carboniferous (Asbian, Holocene, Visean) |
| Rock Name: | Dartry Limestone Formation, Glenade Sandstone Formation, Knockmore Limestone Member, Meenymore Formation |
| Rock Type: | Limestone |
| Interest | |
| Other interest: | cave |
Summary of site:
Knockninny Hill is some distance from the main Carboniferous karst areas of County Fermanagh so this small cave has attracted interest. It consists of a 10 m passage entered at the base of cliffs on the west side of the hill. It could be a survival of a former, more extensive, system.
It is of some arch'ological interest and an excavation in 1875 yielded remains of 9 humans, flint tools, a cist (a stone burial cell) containing an urn filled with bones and some early pottery fragments.
It is of some arch'ological interest and an excavation in 1875 yielded remains of 9 humans, flint tools, a cist (a stone burial cell) containing an urn filled with bones and some early pottery fragments.
| Enlander, I., Dempster, M. & Doughty, P., 2024. Knockninny & Molly Mountain; Knockninny relict cave, County Fermanagh, site summary. [In] Earth Science Conservation Review. https://www.habitas.org.uk/escr/summary.php?item=432. Accessed on 2024-12-26 |
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