| Site Type: | Inland exposure, Pit | | Site Status: | TBC | | Council area: | Derry City & Strabane District Council | | Grid Reference: | C490129 | | Bing maps: | 54.96169,-7.23502 | | Google maps: | 54.96169,-7.23502 | | Rocks |
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| Rock Age: | Quaternary | | Rock Type: | Gravel, Sand | | Interest |
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| Other interest: | Glaciolacustrine deposit, deltas, proglacial lake |
| Summary of site: |
| Grassed-over sand pits, 500m west of Fawney, are the only surviving evidence of a small delta that formed in the glacial lake occupying the lower Faughan Valley during the final glacial retreat. Its surface level was on the modern 80m contour. |
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