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| − | |text='''Shannon Pot''' is a pool in the karst landscape in [[County Cavan]], below Cuilcagh Mountain which stands on the border between the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom. It is a | + | |text='''Shannon Pot''' is a pool in the karst landscape in [[County Cavan]], below Cuilcagh Mountain which stands on the border between the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom. It is a remarkable sight as a lake; a circular pot 52½ feet in diameter and it is the source of Ireland's longer river, the Shannon. |
The pool is an aquifer-fed naturally fluctuating pool. It was first explored by divers in 1971 to a depth of 20 feet. It was later explored by Martyn Farr among others to a depth of 31 feet from where the water emerges from a fissure 2 yards wide. In early 2009 the pot was dived to a depth of 48 feet by Artur Kozłowski. Most visitors however are content to admire the pool from above}}<noinclude> | The pool is an aquifer-fed naturally fluctuating pool. It was first explored by divers in 1971 to a depth of 20 feet. It was later explored by Martyn Farr among others to a depth of 31 feet from where the water emerges from a fissure 2 yards wide. In early 2009 the pot was dived to a depth of 48 feet by Artur Kozłowski. Most visitors however are content to admire the pool from above}}<noinclude> | ||
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