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| Belmore; Rahallen Sink 1 | Fermanagh |
| Site number: | 382 | File Number: | H14 |
| ESCC: | IC | ||
| Locality Type: | Sinkhole | Status: | ASSI |
| Grid Reference: | H14314118 | ||
| Google maps: | 54.31892,-7.78023 | ||
| County: | Fermanagh | Council area: | Fermanagh & Omagh District Council |
| Period: | Quaternary, Carboniferous | ||
| Stages: | Asbian, Holocene, Visean | ||
| Lithostrat: | Dartry Limestone Formation, Glenade Sandstone Formation, Meenymore Formation | ||
| Site Description | |
|---|---|
| Description: | |
A small sink close to the Meenymore - Dartry Limestone contact subcrop, fed from surface streams forming on the sandstone cap of Belmore Mountain. | |
| Notes: | |
Rahallen Sink 1 is a feature of the Belmore Mountain area of the Belmore, Ballintempo and Tullybrack Uplands. For general information on the systems and features of the Belmore area, including this one, and a reference list, see site description 'Belmore, Ballintempo & Tullybrack Uplands; Belmore'. | |
| Keywords | |
|---|---|
| Rocks: | Limestone, Sand, Sandstone |
| Geomorph: | sinkhole |
| Record type: | ESCR report | ||
| Entered by: | Doughty, P.J. | ||
| Last updated: | 23 Dec 2003 | ||
| Enlander, I., Dempster, M. & Doughty, P., 2026. Belmore; Rahallen Sink 1, County Fermanagh, site details. [In] Earth Science Conservation Review. https://www.habitas.org.uk/escr/site.php?item=382. Accessed on 2026-11-04. |
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