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| Knockninny & Molly Mountain; Knockninny relict cave | Fermanagh |
| Site number: | 432 | File Number: | H23 |
| ESCC: | IC | ||
| Locality Type: | Cave | Status: | ASSI |
| Grid Reference: | H273300 Centroid | ||
| Google maps: | 54.21867,-7.58148 | ||
| County: | Fermanagh | Council area: | Fermanagh & Omagh District Council |
| Period: | Quaternary, Carboniferous | ||
| Stages: | Asbian, Holocene, Visean | ||
| Lithostrat: | Dartry Limestone Formation, Glenade Sandstone Formation, Knockmore Limestone Member, Meenymore Formation | ||
| Site Description | |
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| Description: | |
The Knockninny relict cave is a 10m passage with an entrance at each end at the base of the small cliffs on the west slopes of Knockninny Hill. It is of little speleological value. A cave was reported to have been exposed by quarrying in Knockninny Quarry but was then destroyed. | |
| Notes: | |
Knockninny relict cave is a feature of the Knockninny and Molly Mountain area and an outlying karst site in County Fermanagh. For general information on the features of this area, including this one, and a reference list, see site description 'Outlying Sites in Fermanagh & Tyrone; Knockninny & Molly Mountain'. | |
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| Rocks: | Limestone |
| Geomorph: | cave |
| Measurements | |||||
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| Length: | 10 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. Knockninny & Molly Mountain; Knockninny relict cave, County Fermanagh, site details. [In] Earth Science Conservation Review. https://www.habitas.org.uk/escr/site.php?item=432. Accessed on 2026-11-06. |
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