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| East Cuilcagh - Black Pot | Fermanagh |
| Site number: | 324 | File Number: | H12 |
| ESCC: | IC | ||
| Locality Type: | Cave, Pothole | Status: | ASSI |
| Grid Reference: | H16362940 | ||
| Google maps: | 54.21375,-7.75014 | ||
| County: | Fermanagh | Council area: | Fermanagh & Omagh District Council |
| Period: | Quaternary | ||
| Stages: | Holocene | ||
| Site Description | |
|---|---|
| Description: | |
Black Pot is a complex series of fracture controlled rifts and rare bedding plane passages. Total depth is estimated as 75m, with about 500m of horizontal development. | |
| Notes: | |
Black Pot is a feature associated with the Pollnatagha-Black Pot Structure of East Cuilcagh, in the Marlbank-Cuilcagh Mountain Region. For general information on the systems and features of this region, including this one, and a reference list, see site description 'Marlbank-Cuilcagh Mountain Region; East Cuilcagh Overview'. | |
| Keywords | |
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| Rocks: | Limestone |
| Structures: | bedding, rift |
| Geomorph: | pothole |
| Measurements | |||||
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| Length: | 500 m | Width: | Height: | ||
| Depth: | 75 m | Area: | |||
| Record type: | ESCR report | ||
| Entered by: | Doughty, P.J. | ||
| Last updated: | 24 Dec 2003 | ||
| Enlander, I., Dempster, M. & Doughty, P., 2026. East Cuilcagh - Black Pot, County Fermanagh, site details. [In] Earth Science Conservation Review. https://www.habitas.org.uk/escr/site.php?item=324. Accessed on 2026-11-06. |
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