Shannon Pot

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Shannon Pot is a small karstic pool in County Cavan, Ireland, traditionally regarded as the legendary source of the River Shannon.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
karst spring
pool
country Ireland
geologicalType karst
hasAccessibility publicly accessible
hasBasinCountry Ireland
hasCarPark true
hasCulturalSignificance symbolic source of Ireland’s longest river
hasDiameter approximately 16 metres
hasEcosystemType aquatic habitat
karst landscape
hasInterpretiveSignage true
hasLengthOfAssociatedRiver River Shannon approximately 360 km
hasMaximumDepth over 14 metres
hasMythologicalAssociationWith Irish mythology
Sionnan
hasNearbyFeature Cuilcagh Mountain
Marble Arch Caves
hasOutflow small stream feeding River Shannon headwaters
hasRecreationalUse sightseeing
walking
hasShape roughly circular pool
hasTouristInfrastructure signposted access road
viewing platform
hasWalkingTrail true
hydrologicalConnectionTo River Shannon
isSubjectOf cave diving explorations
hydrological studies
isTouristAttraction true
knownFor being legendary source of River Shannon
karst hydrology
locatedIn Cavan
surface form: County Cavan

Republic of Ireland
Ulster
locatedOn slopes of Cuilcagh Mountain
managedBy Cavan County Council
mentionedIn local folklore
nearSettlement Dowra
Glangevlin
partOf Shannon River Basin
surface form: Shannon River basin
protectedStatus part of Cuilcagh–Anierin Uplands SAC
part of UNESCO Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark
region northwest Ireland
traditionalSourceOf River Shannon
watercourse River Shannon
waterType freshwater

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River Shannon source Shannon Pot