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Earth Science Conservation Review
| Reyfad-Carrickbeg; Pollmore | Fermanagh |
| Site number: | 403 | File Number: | H14 |
| ESCC: | IC | ||
| Locality Type: | Sinkhole | Status: | ASSI |
| Grid Reference: | H11654582 | ||
| Google maps: | 54.36121,-7.82154 | ||
| County: | Fermanagh | Council area: | Fermanagh & Omagh District Council |
| Period: | Quaternary, Carboniferous | ||
| Stages: | Holocene, Visean | ||
| Lithostrat: | Carn Limestone Member | ||
| Site Description | |
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| Description: | |
This impressive cliff lined alluvial stream sinkhole is on the 180m contour. It is developed in Carn Limestone. A waterfall feeds water into one end of a flat floored doline with cliffs on three sides. Some of the water has been diverted around the sink and continues to another sink. The site is very badly polluted due to dumping of household waste which is continuing at present. There are huge quantities of rubbish which must present a health hazard. | |
| Notes: | |
Pollmore 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: | Limestone |
| Geomorph: | cliff, doline, sinkhole |
| Access | |
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| Threats: | Continued dumping of household waste. |
| Record type: | ESCR report | ||
| Entered by: | Doughty, P.J. | ||
| Last updated: | 24 Dec 2003 | ||
| Enlander, I., Dempster, M. & Doughty, P., 2026. Reyfad-Carrickbeg; Pollmore, County Fermanagh, site details. [In] Earth Science Conservation Review. https://www.habitas.org.uk/escr/site.php?item=403. Accessed on 2026-11-08. |
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