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| County Antrim Karst; Tievebulliagh area | Antrim |
| Site number: | 435 | File Number: | D12 |
| ESCC: | IC | ||
| Locality Type: | Karst | Status: | ASSI |
| Grid Reference: | D193263 | ||
| Google maps: | 55.07014,-6.13243 | ||
| County: | Antrim | Council area: | Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council |
| Period: | Quaternary, Tertiary, Cretaceous | ||
| Stages: | Eocene, Holocene, Palaeocene, Santonian | ||
| Lithostrat: | Antrim Lava Group, Ulster White Limestone Formation | ||
| Site Description | |
|---|---|
| Description: | |
See also Key Sites 535 - Tievebulliagh and 14 - Tievebulliagh. A series of solution dolines and sinks are located to the south of the escarpment line at the basalt - chalk contact. | |
| Notes: | |
The Tievebulliagh area is a feature of the County Antrim karst. For general information on areas of karst in County Antrim, including this one, and reference lists, see site descriptions 'Eastern Garron Plateau, County Antrim' and 'Other Karst Sites in County Antrim'. | |
| Keywords | |
|---|---|
| Rocks: | Basalt, Limestone |
| Relations: | Contact |
| Geomorph: | doline, sinkhole |
| Record type: | ESCR report | ||
| Entered by: | Doughty, P.J. | ||
| Last updated: | 24 Dec 2003 | ||
| Enlander, I., Dempster, M. & Doughty, P., 2026. County Antrim Karst; Tievebulliagh area, County Antrim, site details. [In] Earth Science Conservation Review. https://www.habitas.org.uk/escr/site.php?item=435. Accessed on 2026-11-06. |
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