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| Prod's Pot - Cascades; Gortmaconnell Pots | Fermanagh |
| Site number: | 341 | File Number: | H13 |
| ESCC: | IC | ||
| Locality Type: | Pothole, Sinkhole | Status: | ASSI |
| Grid Reference: | H13633342 | ||
| Google maps: | 54.24976,-7.79134 | ||
| County: | Fermanagh | Council area: | Fermanagh & Omagh District Council |
| Period: | Quaternary | ||
| Stages: | Holocene | ||
| Site Description | |
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| Description: | |
Gortmaconnell Pot and Little Gortmaconnell Pot consist of a complex of vertical shafts reaching a depth of approximately 50m, with some 140m of horizontal development, mostly active although a number of sand choked phreatic tubes with a diameter of ~3m have been intersected by the vadose shafts. The streams sinking at this point are presumed to enter Prod's Pot in Formation Passage. | |
| Notes: | |
The Gortmaconnell Pots are a feature of the Prod's Pot - Cascades Rising Cave System in the Marlbank-Cuilcagh Mountain Region. For general information on this system and the features associated with it, including this one, and a reference list, see site description 'Marlbank-Cuilcagh Mountain Region; Prod's Pot - Cascades Rising Area'. | |
| Keywords | |
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| Rocks: | Limestone |
| Geomorph: | pothole, sinkhole |
| Measurements | |||||
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| Length: | 140 m | Width: | Height: | ||
| Depth: | 50 m | Area: | |||
| Record type: | ESCR report | ||
| Entered by: | Doughty, P.J. | ||
| Last updated: | 24 Dec 2003 | ||
| Enlander, I., Dempster, M. & Doughty, P., 2026. Prod's Pot - Cascades; Gortmaconnell Pots, County Fermanagh, site details. [In] Earth Science Conservation Review. https://www.habitas.org.uk/escr/site.php?item=341. Accessed on 2026-11-08. |
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