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Earth Science Conservation Review
| Reyfad-Carrickbeg; Mad Pot | Fermanagh |
| Site number: | 395 | File Number: | H04 |
| ESCC: | IC | ||
| Locality Type: | Sinkhole | Status: | ASSI |
| Grid Reference: | H09444666 | ||
| Google maps: | 54.36844,-7.85536 | ||
| County: | Fermanagh | Council area: | Fermanagh & Omagh District Council |
| Period: | Quaternary, Carboniferous | ||
| Stages: | Holocene, Visean | ||
| Lithostrat: | Dartry Limestone Formation, Knockmore Limestone Member | ||
| Site Description | |
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| Description: | |
The entrance to this cave is located at approximately 310m amsl on the peat covered bench between the 330 m and 300 m contour. The sink hole takes a small stream and in character with the other caves of the area, the water has broken through the cherty limestones and develops vertically on reaching the Knockmore Limestone Member. The main shaft is 22m deep giving a total depth of 40m. The present exploration limit of the cave is a sump close to the bottom of the shaft. | |
| Notes: | |
Mad Pot is a feature of the Reyfad-Carrickbeg area of the Belmore, Ballintempo and Tullybrack Uplands. For general information on the systems and features of Reyfad-Carrickbeg, including this one, and a reference list, see site description 'Belmore, Ballintempo & Tullybrack Uplands; Reyfad-Carrickbeg'. | |
| Keywords | |
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| Rocks: | Chert, Limestone |
| Geomorph: | cave, sinkhole, sump |
| Measurements | |||||
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| Length: | Width: | Height: | |||
| Depth: | 40 m | Area: | |||
| Record type: | ESCR report | ||
| Entered by: | Doughty, P.J. | ||
| Last updated: | 24 Dec 2003 | ||
| Enlander, I., Dempster, M. & Doughty, P., 2026. Reyfad-Carrickbeg; Mad Pot, County Fermanagh, site details. [In] Earth Science Conservation Review. https://www.habitas.org.uk/escr/site.php?item=395. Accessed on 2026-11-08. |
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