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| Reyfad-Carrickbeg; Rattle Hole | Fermanagh |
| Site number: | 397 | File Number: | H14 |
| ESCC: | IC | ||
| Locality Type: | Pothole | Status: | ASSI |
| Grid Reference: | H10234633 | ||
| Google maps: | 54.36573,-7.84306 | ||
| County: | Fermanagh | Council area: | Fermanagh & Omagh District Council |
| Period: | Quaternary | ||
| Stages: | Holocene | ||
| Site Description | |
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| Description: | |
The site consists of a surface pothole 36m deep and a subsidiary shaft 20m deep. The main shaft takes a small stream and is choked by a boulder floor. The subsidiary shaft is also choked with gravel but a draught has been detected blowing through the blockage in the main shaft. | |
| Notes: | |
Rattle Hole 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: | Gravel, Limestone |
| Geomorph: | cave, pothole |
| Measurements | |||||
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| Length: | Width: | Height: | |||
| Depth: | 56 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; Rattle Hole, County Fermanagh, site details. [In] Earth Science Conservation Review. https://www.habitas.org.uk/escr/site.php?item=397. Accessed on 2026-11-08. |
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