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| Faughan and Dungiven Basins - Enagh | Londonderry |
| Site number: | 507 | ||
| ESCC: | IS | ||
| Locality Type: | Inland exposure | Status: | TBC |
| Grid Reference: | C467195 Approximate | ||
| Google maps: | 55.02119,-7.26985 | ||
| County: | Londonderry | Council area: | Derry City & Strabane District Council |
| Period: | Quaternary | ||
| Site Description | |
|---|---|
| Description: | |
A 12-13km2 lowland unit containing NE/SW oriented streamlined rock ridges and broadly channelised planar-bedded pebble and cobble gravel terraces in the lower Faughan river valley. Topographic hollows present in the terraces have resulted in the formation of ponded water bodies, some of considerable (<0.3km2) size e.g. eastern and western Enagh Lough. | |
| Interpretation: | |
The terraces are interpreted as post-depositionally dissected ice-proximal outwash. Kettling of the sediments has resulted from the burial (and subsequent melt-out) of substantial ice-front ice-blocks under rapidly aggrading debris. The lakes at Enagh are relatively good examples of a kettle-hole/lake association. | |
| Notes: | |
For site specific information on other sites within the Faughan and Dungiven Basins see the following sites: Key Site 499 - Faughan and Dungiven Basins - The Murnies Key Site 500 - Faughan and Dungiven Basins - Derrynaflaw Key Site 501 - Faughan and Dungiven Basins - Banagher Key Site 502 - Faughan and Dungiven Basins - Templemoyle Key Site 503 - Faughan and Dungiven Basins - Tamnagh Key Site 504 - Faughan and Dungiven Basins - Cumber Key Site 505 - Faughan and Dungiven Basins - Gosheden Key Site 506 - Faughan and Dungiven Basins - Fawney For overview information and references on the Faughan and Dungiven Basins see the following site: Key Site 470 - Faughan and Dungiven Basins - Overview For general information and references on the sand and gravel landscapes of N. Ireland, and for directions to other regional sand and gravel sites, see the following site: Key Site 439 - Introduction to the Sand and Gravel Landscapes of N. Ireland | |
| Keywords | |
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| Rocks: | Gravel |
| Relations: | Glaciolacustrine deposit |
| Geomorph: | outwash, proglacial lake |
| Record type: | ESCR report | ||
| Entered by: | E M Porter | ||
| Last updated: | 6 Jun 2005 | ||
| Enlander, I., Dempster, M. & Doughty, P., 2026. Faughan and Dungiven Basins - Enagh, County Londonderry, site details. [In] Earth Science Conservation Review. https://www.habitas.org.uk/escr/site.php?item=507. Accessed on 2026-11-06. |
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