Earth Science Conservation Review
| Benvan - Structural | Antrim |
| Site Type: | Crags, Inland exposure |
| Site Status: | ASSI |
| Grid Reference: | D205415 |
| Google maps: | 55.2063,-6.10721 |
| Rocks | |
|---|---|
| Rock Age: | Precambrian (Dalradian) |
| Rock Name: | Argyll Group, Owencam Formation, Crinan Subgroup |
| Rock Type: | Grit, Psammite, Schist |
| Interest | |
| Minerals: | Chlorite |
| Other interest: | anticline, boudinage, fault, cleavage |
Introduction:
Benvan is an isolated site, located on exposed moorland between the southern end of Murlough Bay and the northern slopes of Greenanmore (282m OD). Access is via a farm track leading NW from Torr Road at [D194 405] (Fig. 16) or by scrambling up slopes from Murlough Bay.
The site has significant structural interest and contains particularly good examples of the regionally dominant and locally penetrative cleavage (S2).
The site has significant structural interest and contains particularly good examples of the regionally dominant and locally penetrative cleavage (S2).
| Enlander, I., Dempster, M. & Doughty, P., 2026. Benvan - Structural, County Antrim, site summary. [In] Earth Science Conservation Review. https://www.habitas.org.uk/escr/summary.php?item=649. Accessed on 2026-06-10 |
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