Earth Science Conservation Review

Knockmore-Pollaraftra; Crinoid CavernFermanagh
Summary Full report
Site Type: Pothole
Site Status: ASSI
Council area: Fermanagh & Omagh District Council
Grid Reference: H085493
Bing maps: 54.39271,-7.86913
Google maps: 54.39271,-7.86913
Rocks
Rock Age: Quaternary, Carboniferous (Asbian, Holocene, Visean)
Rock Name: Knockmore Limestone Member
Rock Type: Limestone
Interest
Other interest: pothole
Summary of site:
A small shake hole opens into a rift in the Knockmore Limestone. The rift walls display fine fossils, once the residents of the fine lime mud banks of these early Carboniferous seas.

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