| Site Type: | Cave | | Site Status: | ASSI | | Council area: | Fermanagh & Omagh District Council | | Grid Reference: | H10423663 | | Bing maps: | 54.27858,-7.84032 | | Google maps: | 54.27858,-7.84032 | | Rocks |
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| Rock Age: | Quaternary (Holocene) | | Rock Type: | Limestone | | Interest |
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| Other interest: | cave, sump |
| Summary of site: |
| The West Rising below Hanging Rock is frequently dry and it seems likely that it is the flood resurgence for the Eastern Rising in very wet conditions. Pollnasalac, a cave a short distance uphill, is associated with the rising. The entrance is a tight crawl through boulders for about 10m to a small chamber, followed by another squeeze into a 15m long chamber with a stream crossing the floor. At the southern end of the chamber the stream flows from a deep water rift ending in a sump around 10m long, leading to a second sump at least 40m long where boulders make further route exploration difficult. |
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