Earth Science Conservation Review
| Faughan and Dungiven Basins - Fawney | Londonderry |
| Site Type: | Inland exposure, Pit |
| Site Status: | TBC |
| Grid Reference: | C490129 |
| Google maps: | 54.96169,-7.23502 |
| Rocks | |
|---|---|
| Rock Age: | Quaternary |
| Rock Type: | Gravel, Sand |
| Interest | |
| Other interest: | Glaciolacustrine deposit, deltas, proglacial lake |
Summary of site:
Grassed-over sand pits, 500m west of Fawney, are the only surviving evidence of a small delta that formed in the glacial lake occupying the lower Faughan Valley during the final glacial retreat. Its surface level was on the modern 80m contour.
| Enlander, I., Dempster, M. & Doughty, P., 2026. Faughan and Dungiven Basins - Fawney, County Londonderry, site summary. [In] Earth Science Conservation Review. https://www.habitas.org.uk/escr/summary.php?item=506. Accessed on 2026-05-17 |
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