| Site Type: | Cave, Sinkhole | | Site Status: | ASSI | | Council area: | Fermanagh & Omagh District Council | | Grid Reference: | H068501 | | Bing maps: | 54.39992,-7.89528 | | Google maps: | 54.39992,-7.89528 | | Rocks |
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| Rock Age: | Quaternary, Carboniferous (Asbian, Holocene, Visean) | | Rock Name: | Knockmore Limestone Member | | Rock Type: | Limestone | | Interest |
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| Minerals: | Calcite | | Other interest: | cave, sinkhole, speleothem |
| Summary of site: |
| Pollnamansh is a cave for the emaciated, and even they will find it a rib-crushing experience. It commences at an entrance forced by a tight squeeze, then a slope and crawl to a small, wet chamber—the Cistern. A horizontal slot leads on to a pool and 25m of progressively narrower, partly flooded passages, until the most meagre human frame can no longer advance. A small chamber at a tight bend in this final section—the Pleasure Dome—is richly decorated with cave formations. |
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