Marble Arch Caves And Cuilcagh Mountain Park

The marble arch caves global geopark contains some of the finest landscapes in the north of ireland.

Marble arch caves and cuilcagh mountain park.

The marble arch caves visitor centre was opened by fermanagh district council in 1985. This car park is privately owned and charges apply approx 5 6. Peat cutting was stopped and more than 1200 small dams were put into the drains to build up the water levels in the bog. Cuilcagh mountain park together with the nearby marble arch caves was awarded unesco european geopark status in 2001 and global geopark status in 2004 in recognition of.

The marble arch caves is host to one of the finest show caves in europe. 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. The cuilcagh mountain park was set up by the fermanagh district council in 1998. Click cuilcagh mountain to download a map of this route.

Marble arch caves visitor centre. This car park is monitored and is locked outside the show cave visiting hours. Journey underground and prepare to be awe inspired. Cuilcagh boardwalk car park on attached map location 2.

The car park can accommodate both cars and coach parking and is open daily from 7 00am 7 00pm. Over the years marble arch caves attracted international attention for their management approach to conservation development education and geotourism this recognition culminated in 2001 when marble arch caves and the cuilcagh mountain park became the first european geopark in the united kingdom. Visitors are guided through a fascinating natural underworld of rivers waterfalls winding passages and lofty chambers while stunningly beautiful cave formations glisten all around. Ranging from rugged uplands lakes and forests through to gently rolling drumlins the landscapes of the geopark represent a complex earth history dating back as far as 895 million years ago.

Cuilcagh mountain park was founded in 1998 with assistance from the european union s life peatlands project and the heritage lottery fund to restore damaged peatland to conserve pristine blanket bog. Cuilcagh mountain park takes in 2 500 hectares on the northern slopes of cuilcagh mountain at the heart of the marble arch caves unesco global geopark. Location 1 is provided for visitors to the show cave only. This car park is located at the start of the cuilcagh boardwalk trail.

The itinerary starts at the marble arch caves visitor centre but the route can be started from any of the stopping points. The marble arch caves visitor centre car park on the attached map. The caves are formed from three rivers draining off the northern slopes of cuilcagh mountain which.