Ireland and Northern Ireland · about 10 km from Blacklion
Noon's Hole – Arch Cave (Fermanagh)
Info · exploration
Information only: this cave was explored by cave-diving expeditions, and we know no dive centre, guide or club that takes visitors.
- CertificationFull cave
- SpecialSidemount
Diving and fills
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Now at Noon's Hole – Arch Cave (Fermanagh)
The dive
The water here is always particularly cold. In 1972 Martyn Farr and Roger Solari dived an 80 m sump and an 8 m sump and went on for ~1.5 km; in 1973 a 49 m dive followed into the After-Noon Series.
Profile and sections
The water here is always particularly cold. In 1972 Martyn Farr and Roger Solari dived an 80 m sump and an 8 m sump and went on for ~1.5 km; in 1973 a 49 m dive followed into the After-Noon Series. Since 1984 there has also been a dry link to Arch Cave.
- Depth and profile
- System of 3.7 km and 108 m deep · sumps of 80 m, 8 m and 49 m · Arch Cave ends at a sump of ~60 m
- Configuration
- Through-trip for experts: full ropework and light sidemount.
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Sidemount / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Ropework (SRT) needed
- Experienced divers only
This is how the planner decides who in your team may dive this cave. Rules your own trip adds (organizer, a mail, the AI) show with your trip.
How to get there
In the townland of Old Barr, ~5 km north-west of Boho, Fermanagh (ASSI). Noon's Hole is a 78–81 m shaft (sources differ); Arch Cave has ~1 km of swims and the tight "Duncan's Duck". Access rules: ask.
Around Noon's Hole – Arch Cave (Fermanagh)
FillsNo fill station known nearby
Other sites3 within 17 km
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