Ireland and Northern Ireland · about 7 km from Blacklion
Shannon Pot (Cavan)
Info · exploration
Information only: this cave was explored by cave-diving expeditions, and we know no dive centre, guide or club that takes visitors.
- Max depth15 m
- CertificationFull cave
- SpecialSidemount
Diving and fills
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Now at Shannon Pot (Cavan)
The dive
The source of Ireland's longest river, fed by Shannon Cave. Visibility is poor and in 1971 submerged branches hampered the divers. In 1971 Roger Solari and John Elliot reached -9 m, at a slit where the water emerges.
Profile and sections
The source of Ireland's longest river, fed by Shannon Cave. Visibility is poor and in 1971 submerged branches hampered the divers.
In 1971 Roger Solari and John Elliot reached -9 m, at a slit where the water emerges. In 2008–09 Alasdair Kennedy and Paul Doig widened the slit, found an unstable chamber and surveyed the spring to -14.6 m.
- Depth and profile
- A pool ~16 m across · at -9 m a slit 2 m wide and up to 0.3 m high · explored to -14.6 m (2008–09)
- Configuration
- A restriction behind a slit: small cylinders only.
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Sidemount / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 15 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
- Experienced divers only
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How to get there
The source of the Shannon in the townland of Derrylahan near Glangevlin, Cavan, in the Cuilcagh Lakelands Geopark (formerly the Marble Arch Caves Geopark): a public heritage site. Diving rules: ask.
Around Shannon Pot (Cavan)
FillsNo fill station known nearby
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