Boho Caves

Boho Caves
Quarry entrance in flood; resurgence is further downstream in drier conditions
LocationIrish Grid: H1268 4431
Boho, County Fermanagh
Coordinates54°20′48″N 7°48′07″W / 54.3468°N 7.8019°W / 54.3468; -7.8019
Length2.5 km (1.6 mi)
GeologyLimestone
Entrances7+
List of
entrances
Main Sink,
Quarry,
Field Shakeholes
HazardsHigh flood risk: extremely active in wet weather
AccessOwned by Fermanagh District Council

The Boho Caves (pronounced /b/ BOH,[1] from Irish Botha, meaning 'huts')[2] are a collection of caves centred on the village of Boho, County Fermanagh on the northern slopes of Belmore Mountain. They encompass the main Boho Cave and the smaller Waterfall Cave and Upper and Lower Ravine Caves. The Boho Cave system is the sixth-longest cave system in Northern Ireland,[3] is designated an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI #144)[4] and is the only example of joint-controlled caves in Northern Ireland.[5]

  1. ^ Boho Heritage Organisation (2009). Edel Bannon; Louise Mclaughlin; Cecilia Flanagan (eds.). Boho Heritage: A treasure trove of history and lore. Mallusk, Northern Ireland: Nicholson & Bass. p. 246. ISBN 978-0-9560607-0-9.
  2. ^ "Botha/Boho | Placenames Database of Ireland". logainm.ie. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  3. ^ "N Ireland – Longest caves". UK Caves. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference assi-dec was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Belmore, Ballintempo & Tullybrack Uplands; Boho". Earth Science Conservation Review. Habitas. Retrieved 5 May 2009.