Mountains & hills · Northern Ireland
Shannon Cave
Shannon Cave — cave in United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Shannon Cave is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "cave in United Kingdom". Coordinates: 54.2406°, -7.8481°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Shannon Cave is an active stream passage cave which straddles the border of County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland and County Cavan in the Republic of Ireland. At 130 metres (430 ft) vertical depth, it stands joint sixth with Poulnagree in County Clare in the deepest caves on the island of Ireland. The cave is recorded at 5.4 kilometres (3.4 mi) in length (making it the sixth-longest on the island of Ireland), but exploration is ongoing and further passage is expected to be found.
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Background
Description
The cave consists in the main of a large mainstream passage running to a terminal sump. The water flowing in the cave has been dye traced to Shannon Pot, two kilometres to the west of the terminal sump, which is the traditional source of the River Shannon. Inlets to the main passage are numerous. Some, such as the large "Mistake Passage" have been pushed only a short distance. Since the cave is undergoing active exploration, there remain many issues to be sorted out and the sinks for many of these inlets remains unclear. The stream passage itself is of considerable proportions in parts, but also contains many higher level fossil passages which have been deserted by the stream. The cave…
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- Coordinates
- 54.2406, -7.8481
- District
- Fermanagh and Omagh
- Postcode
- BT92 1EY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Sources
- wikidata: Q7488840 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Shannon Cave (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Shannon Cave.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Shannon Cave?
- Shannon Cave is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT92 1EY).
- Is Shannon Cave free to visit?
- Yes, Shannon Cave is free to enter.
- How do I get to Shannon Cave?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT92 1EY. It sits within the Fermanagh and South Tyrone parliamentary constituency.