Earth Science Conservation Review

Marble Arch Karst; Aghinrawn CaveFermanagh
Summary Full report
Site Type: Cave
Site Status: ASSI
Council area: Fermanagh & Omagh District Council
Grid Reference: H12783338
Bing maps: 54.24889,-7.80515
Google maps: 54.24889,-7.80515
Rocks
Rock Age: Quaternary (Holocene)
Rock Type: Limestone
Interest
Other interest: cave, pothole, sump
Summary of site:
A stream enters a tight bedding plane and opens into a passage which continues for 90m before ending in a 4m deep shaft. Within a few metres, a second pot 5m deep opens into a boulder strewn chamber. Two further shafts can be climbed to a passage at stream level, where two underwater ducks end at a sump. Beyond the sump, which is 5m long, are 15m of low passage that leads to a further small pot, also sumped. The stream is thought to enter the Marble Arch Caves system but exactly where is yet to be discovered.

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