Length, Depth and Altitude

Given to the nearest metre. The altitude above mean sea level as measured by the OSI at Malin Head.

Description

Brief description of the cave.

Gallery

Where available, the Gallery displays an image of the cave entrance. Click on the thumbnail to see the full-size image and caption. Other images of the cave may also be available.

Comments

Any additional information about the site.

Sites and Monument Record

The site’s record number in the National Monuments Service records, if applicable.

Geological Survey Ireland

The site’s record number in the Geological Survey of Ireland’s Karst Database, if applicable. The GSI has recently changed their numbering system and so the records here are not always in the latest format.

Select Bibliography

This gives the most significant references for the cave. Refernces are not given for the general guidebooks:

• Coleman, J.C. (1965) The Caves of Ireland. Tralee. Anvil Books.
• Jones, G.Ll., Burns, G., Fogg, T. & Kelly, J.G. (1997) The Caves of Fermanagh and Cavan. (2nd edition). Florencecourt. The Lough Nilly Press.
• Mullan, G. (ed) (2019) Caves of Mid-West Ireland. Bristol. University of Bristol Spelæological Society.
• Mullan, G.J. (ed) (2022) Caves of southern Ireland. Bristol. University of Bristol Spelæological Society.

as it is expected that these should be consulted for the relevant areas as a matter of course.

Location

The location of each cave is given by its County and Townland

ITM and Map

Each entry shows the Irish Ordnance Survey Grid Reference for the site (displayed as Irish Transverse Mercator co-ordinates) and locates it on a map. Clicking on the map will enlarge the view and show other nearby sites. The default base map is OpenStreetMap with its Tracetrack Topo and OpenTopoMap as alternatives.