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| Marble Arch Karst; Upper Cradle Hole and Lower Cradle Hole | Fermanagh |
| Site number: | 362 | File Number: | H13 |
| ESCC: | IC | ||
| Locality Type: | Cave, Pothole | Status: | ASSI |
| Grid Reference: | H120341 | ||
| Google maps: | 54.25609,-7.81586 | ||
| County: | Fermanagh | Council area: | Fermanagh & Omagh District Council |
| Period: | Quaternary | ||
| Stages: | Holocene | ||
| Site Description | |
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| Description: | |
After sinking at Monastir Sink (see Key Site 350 - Monastir Caves), the Aghinrawn River flows into a sumped section of passage. This re-emerges in a 600m long series of vadose passage with a number of sumped sections called Monastir Way. The final sumped section of passage is at the upstream end of Upper Cradle Cave. This consists of ~150m of large stream passage, with good gours and flowstones in places.
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| Notes: | |
Upper Cradle Hole and Lower Cradle Hole are a feature of the Marble Arch Karst of the Marlbank-Cuilcagh Mountain Region. For general information on the features and systems of the Marble Arch Karst, including this one, and a reference list, see site description 'Marlbank-Cuilcagh Mountain Region; Marble Arch Karst'. | |
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| Minerals: | Calcite |
| Rocks: | Limestone |
| Geomorph: | cave, flowstone, gour pool, pothole, sinkhole, sump |
| Record type: | ESCR report | ||
| Entered by: | Doughty, P.J. | ||
| Last updated: | 24 Dec 2003 | ||
| Enlander, I., Dempster, M. & Doughty, P., 2026. Marble Arch Karst; Upper Cradle Hole and Lower Cradle Hole, County Fermanagh, site details. [In] Earth Science Conservation Review. https://www.habitas.org.uk/escr/site.php?item=362. Accessed on 2026-11-06. |
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