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| Noon's Hole-Arch Cave; Old Barr Sink | Fermanagh |
| Site number: | 410 | File Number: | H04 |
| ESCC: | IC | ||
| Locality Type: | Sinkhole | Status: | ASSI |
| Grid Reference: | H09244844 | ||
| Google maps: | 54.38461,-7.85838 | ||
| County: | Fermanagh | Council area: | Fermanagh & Omagh District Council |
| Period: | Quaternary, Carboniferous | ||
| Stages: | Asbian, Holocene, Visean | ||
| Lithostrat: | Dartry Limestone Formation, Knockmore Limestone Member | ||
| Site Description | |
|---|---|
| Description: | |
Old Barr Sink is in a large tree filled doline which is located very close to the aven feeding the left branch of the side passage at Artie's Chamber but the surface sink is choked. It is assumed to be hydrologically connected with the Noon's Hole-Arch Cave System. | |
| Notes: | |
Old Barr Sink is a feature of the Noon's Hole-Arch Cave area of the Belmore, Ballintempo and Tullybrack Uplands. For general information on the systems and features of the Noon's Hole-Arch Cave area, including this one, and a reference list, see site description 'Belmore, Ballintempo & Tullybrack Uplands; Noon's Hole-Arch Cave'. | |
| Keywords | |
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| Rocks: | Limestone |
| Geomorph: | doline, sinkhole |
| Record type: | ESCR report | ||
| Entered by: | Doughty, P.J. | ||
| Last updated: | 24 Dec 2003 | ||
| Enlander, I., Dempster, M. & Doughty, P., 2026. Noon's Hole-Arch Cave; Old Barr Sink, County Fermanagh, site details. [In] Earth Science Conservation Review. https://www.habitas.org.uk/escr/site.php?item=410. Accessed on 2026-11-08. |
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