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Earth Science Conservation Review
| Knockmore-Pollaraftra; Poulnamuck | Fermanagh |
| Site number: | 418 | File Number: | H05 |
| ESCC: | IC | ||
| Locality Type: | Cave, Sinkhole | Status: | ASSI |
| Grid Reference: | H068502 | ||
| Google maps: | 54.40082,-7.89528 | ||
| County: | Fermanagh | Council area: | Fermanagh & Omagh District Council |
| Period: | Quaternary, Carboniferous | ||
| Stages: | Asbian, Holocene, Visean | ||
| Lithostrat: | Knockmore Limestone Member | ||
| Site Description | |
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| Description: | |
Just to the north of the Garrison - Derrygonnelly road, a small hill is the most westerly part of this Knockmore Limestone exposure. Poulnamuck, which takes small streams draining the hill, is a small active cave with some high level chambers and calcite speleothems. | |
| Notes: | |
Poulnamuck is a feature of the Knockmore-Pollaraftra area of the Belmore, Ballintempo and Tullybrack Uplands. For general information on the systems and features of the Knockmore-Pollaraftra area, including this one, and a reference list, see site description 'Belmore, Ballintempo & Tullybrack Uplands; Knockmore-Pollaraftra'. | |
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| Minerals: | Calcite |
| Rocks: | Limestone |
| Geomorph: | cave, sinkhole, speleothem |
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| Length: | 100 m | Width: | Height: | ||
| Depth: | Area: | ||||
| Record type: | ESCR report | ||
| Entered by: | Doughty, P.J. | ||
| Last updated: | 24 Dec 2003 | ||
| Enlander, I., Dempster, M. & Doughty, P., 2026. Knockmore-Pollaraftra; Poulnamuck, County Fermanagh, site details. [In] Earth Science Conservation Review. https://www.habitas.org.uk/escr/site.php?item=418. Accessed on 2026-11-06. |
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