2023年11月9日 · Glaciers have played a vital role in the evolution of the Cuilcagh mountain. Following the most recent glaciation, some glacial debris (such as sand and gravel) was deposited within the Cuilcagh Geopark, as well as dotting the countryside with hundreds of …

Cuilcagh (from Irish Binn Chuilceach, meaning 'chalky peak' [3]) is a mountain on the border between County Fermanagh (in Northern Ireland) and County Cavan (in the Republic of Ireland). With a height of 666 metres (2,185 ft) it is the highest point in both counties.

The Cuilcagh Lakelands Geopark formerly known as the Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark [1] straddles the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. It is centred on the Marble Arch Caves and in 2001 it became one of the first geoparks to be designated in Europe.

In the Cuilcagh mountains, northwest Ireland, three formations can be distinguished lithologically: the Yoredale sandstone, Yoredale shale, and Millstone grit, all of Carboniferous age, and together having a thickness of more than 1,100 feet.

The Leitrim Group is a lithostratigraphical term coined to refer to the succession of rock strata which occur in Northern Ireland within the Visean and Namurian stages of the Carboniferous Period. [1] The group disconformably overlies the Dartry Limestone of the Tyrone Group.

Cuilcagh Mountain comprises an extensive area of upland peat bog in a part of Northern Ireland with higher than average rainfall. No arable farming occurs on the mountain and land use practices are largely confined to pasturing of sheep, and cattle on lower slopes.

2009年5月1日 · Of the three main lithological units on Cuilcagh, namely, Millstone Grit, Yoredale Sandstone, and Yoredale Shale, particular attention is paid to the latter which attains a thickness of 700 feet. Numerous goniatites were collected from the lowermost 450 feet of it and these establish the existence of the P 1 b , P 1 c , P 2 , E 1 a zones and ...

This thesis explores speleogenesis within the Dartry Limestone Formation of Cuilcagh Mountain by considering the hydrogeology of the aquifer in the modern setting but also by considering its … Expand

This mountain is a long plateau-like ridge of sandstone and shale upland that straddles the boundary between counties Cavan and Fermanagh. All of the bedrock is Carboniferous in age and is part of the Leitrim Group, which underlies much of Leitrim, Sligo and northern Roscommon, and extends into Fermanagh.

2024年3月11日 · The Cuilcagh Mountain SAC falls within the Cuilcagh Lakelands UNESCO Global Geopark (formerly known as the Marble Arch Caves UNESCO Global Geopark). The Geopark covers 18,000 hectares spanning west Fermanagh and West Cavan, with over 50 sites of interest. The Geopark is managed on a cross-border basis between staff of FODC and Cavan County Council.