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Ground Bridge ASSI

Last updated: 5 February 2010

Site No ASSI 139
Area 0.58(ha)
Declared Date 13/11/1996
Confirmed Date 01/05/1997
County Fermanagh
Council(s) Fermanagh DC
Keywords Earth Science

A short, active river cave, where the Roogagh River flows through an outcrop of Carboniferous Limestone. This is a unique karstic feature in Northern Ireland. The downstream entrance supports the largest population of common cave spiders found so far in Northern Ireland.

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