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Topography of Cavan

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Cavan adjoins Monaghan on the south-west, with a long arm running north-west into the Sligo-Fermanagh highlands. A continuation of the north- eastern slate area covers the main part of the county. Limestone and Coal measures form the uplands in the north-west. Across the middle of the county the River Erne flows northward, forming a strange [...]

Cavan adjoins Monaghan on the south-west, with a long arm running north-west into the Sligo-Fermanagh highlands. A continuation of the north- eastern slate area covers the main part of the county. Limestone and Coal measures form the uplands in the north-west. Across the middle of the county the River Erne flows northward, forming a strange tangle of land and water. It spreads out in Lough Gowna in the south of Cavan (Hotels, Cavan, Ireland), and Lough Oughter in the centre. These lakes ... Read More

Cavan Botany

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The Silurian area. One of the largest areas of uniform character to be found in Ulster is the undulating tract occupied by Silurian slates which includes the greater part of Down, Armagh, Monaghan, and Cavan (Bed and Breakfasts, Cavan, Ireland), and only gives way to the prevalent limestone of central Ireland when it reaches the [...]

The Silurian area. One of the largest areas of uniform character to be found in Ulster is the undulating tract occupied by Silurian slates which includes the greater part of Down, Armagh, Monaghan, and Cavan (Bed and Breakfasts, Cavan, Ireland), and only gives way to the prevalent limestone of central Ireland when it reaches the banks of the Shannon. This area is usually hillocky, covered with boulder-clay, and highly tilled. For the botanist interest centres in the lakelets and marshes which occupy ... Read More

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