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The Marble Arch Caves are a series of natural limestone caves located near the village of Florencecourt in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The caves are named after the nearby Marble Arch, a natural limestone arch at the upstream end of Cladagh Glen under which the Cladagh River flows. [ 4 ]
It is centred on the Marble Arch Caves and in 2001 it became one of the first geoparks to be designated in Europe. The Geopark features various sites which demonstrate the geological and wider natural heritage of the area, as well as the cultural heritage relating to 7,000–8,000 years of recorded human occupation since the last ice age. [ 2 ]
The Marble Arch Caves are situated close to the section of the road to the south of Enniskillen town near the village of Florencecourt. [citation needed] Developments, such as carriageway widening and climbing lanes, are installed to the road between Omagh and Enniskillen to facilitate easier access to the South West Acute Hospital near ...
The main resurgence from the cave system pours from beneath a cliff face into the chaotic limestone collapse fields immediately above the Marble Arch, a natural limestone bridge which lends its name to the cave system. The Cladagh then cascades under the arch and turns abruptly north into the head of Cladagh River gorge, or Cladagh Glen. [4]
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Enniskillen (/ ˌ ɛ n ɪ s ˈ k ɪ l ən / EN ... The Marble Arch Caves; ... Lough Navar is a frosty location, with some 76 air frosts recorded in a typical year. [98]
Since 2007 these cliffs have formed a part of the Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark. [3] View across Lower Lough Erne from the cliffs, July 2006. References
Hanging Rock is a large limestone cliff with an obtuse angle.It is located beside the village of Florencecourt in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, and is part of the Cuilcagh mountain region.