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Geological bedrock map of the western part of the Munster and South Munster Basins, 2004 edition

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Lissatinnig Curravoole Lough Coolea 40 35 SFGC Clondrohid 50 Reagh Derrylicka Boiughil 75 Roughty 254 BH 204 66 VS SFGC 50 65 60 262 Gortanacra 50 CH Coomastrow 60 Rock A SFGC 50 50 River Oghermong River 50 261 Derreen Gowlane 55 138 Morley’s ?BH BH SFGC CH Dromduff STRATIGRAPHY 50 SFGC 65 45 50 BH 412 Gortatlea 60 Bridge 50 SFGC Boola SFGC Knockmoyle 70 BJ 65 40 174 Laharan South 50 Cappamore 262 67 55 184 45 40 80 Cummeeboy 60 CH Foilgreana Coolnacaheragh 30 373 40 684 65 Scarteen 85 Knockeens Slaght 15 70 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK, IRELAND Foilclogh 85 65 50 80 50 CARBONIFEROUS BJ BJ Tooreennahone 75 BJ Caher 50 MWEELIN FAULT BJ BH 35 173 70 Beenduff 40 60 SFGC 60 80 355 Cummeenboy ? CH 20 50 VS Aghatubride Tooreenbog 60 SFGC 85 75 50 45 25 50Kilnagurteen 35 65 497 479 Killeenleagh Lough BJ CN 50 70 60 30 45 45 CH 40 50 60 Faher 60 85 45 55 75 40 60 80 60 80 45 70 60 DINANTIAN Derreen RiverDerreen Mountain 75 55 40 Letter South 80 Inchimore 75 75 Derree 60 SFGC Sullane River 40 Codrum ?GP COLAISTE na hOLLSCOILE CORCAIGH, EIRE DC CARBONATES SFGC 40 80 Gortalassa 80 80 KILMORE Grey mudstones 161 40 55 80 Slieveduff Kilgarvan 65 40 60 KL [Undivided] 198 45 VS BJ 85 70 Ardtully 20 Candroma FORMATION and sandstones 45 45 Dromaragh 70 268 80 85 60 Cloheena 138 Limestones 193 40 80 60 SFGC Rath West ESKINE 70 80 Strickeen 60 60 60 50 50 40 80 80 80 75 80 SULLANE RIVER FAULT CH 80 CH 55 Gortbrack 85 CH 50 60 Inchinatinny 50 ANTICLINE 215 Foilanumera 55 Aghatubrid Derriana 70 50 Clontoo BAvp 75 CH 55 LISPATRICK 50 Lough Gortamullin 85 75 65 ?CH MIDDLE BATTERY Grey sandstones SFGC Derreendarragh 80 WA SL 40 CH 50 Sullane River MB 205 BJ 85 285 60 and minor mudstones LP FORMATION 50 50 70 Paulacapple 80 80 60 BJ 80 80 75 40 Derryfineen Reananerree 80 Killnamartery Shanvalleyshane 40 FORMATION 65 Gowlane 349 80 335 50 142 Sleveen East [Bealacoon Beds] BJ 191 BAvp Cleady 40 60 70 50 Cappanagroun SFGC Kealariddig 67 75 444 65 CH Carriganine 167 Grey mudstones Inchiboy 60 60 Dromneavane CH 85 413 REANANERREE FAULT 65 GEOLOGY OF THE Knockanaskill Carrigalougha 50 45 CH 40 42 Mastergeehy 60 326 80 85 70 60 75 Bullard Barnastooka 40 55 226 50 50 45 SL 455 Garrigery BH 40 Mweelin BH 40 50 165 Tullig BJ 75 85 30 65 Caherkereen CH EAST POINT Dark grey mudstones SFGC 30 40 VS ? 80 80 397 40 50 172 50 GP EP WAULSORTIAN 40 50 Dromlusk 60 BA 80 25 80 487 FORMATION Maulagirkane 223 Lough 45 75 43 50 BH SL 70 WA LIMESTONES 208 198 Fermoyle Bogare 80 WA 111 85 SL 185 DEVONIAN-CARBONIFEROUS Slaheny River Lomanagh UPPER CARBONIFEROUS Namona 70 75 RM BJ 80 75 Lack Beg 40 Emlag ? 60 80 70 CH 497 BH BH 50 173 50 55 Pale grey micrites 60 Cloonaghlin 35 MH CH Garryglass 30 Gortalinney 80 80 60 Lackabaun 55 Lough 50 60 70 SFGC 80 60 Cummeen Upper 40 45 The Gearagh Grey mudstones with INNY 65 80 60 80 60 60 340 45 REENYDONAGAN BALLYSTEEN Cummeragh River 114 SL 60 40 SOUTH MUNSTER BASIN, IRELAND SFGC 65 BAvp 60 GP rare thin calcareous RD BJ Coomduff 45 55 80 80 75 80 70 Cahernacaha FORMATION bioclastic levels FORMATION 80 SL 506 30 397 35 45 CH CH BAvp 35 70 BA Currabeg 30 SL WA [RD1- 4 Members] Well bedded bioclastic SYNCLINE 40 45 VS 70 WA 80 75 50 60 BEARA 50 CH 40 (WESTERN PART) BA limestones 070 River Blackwater 070 Emlaghlea Dromline 65 80 RM 60 422 BH 40 40 Victoria Point Member* Mweelin Breahig 40 Lough Ardsheelhane Knocknagullion 80 30 BH Aghacunna (BEDROCK GEOLOGY) BJ 85 50 70 20 BH Rathgaskin 40 304 198 ARDNAMANAGH Grey mudstones and Chert beds in SFGC 45 Maghygreenane 55 70 Kenmare Old Lyrenageeha Augeris Milleen Toomsbog KNam/ River Inny 55 Lough Issaghrathmoge Templenoe 75 Knockanuha ANTICLINE (PIG’S COVE) linsen beds Cloon VS 60 85 Curramore Grousemount SL CH First Edition KNpc calcarenites Scarriff Cooryvanaheen Iskanamacteery 40 Slievenashaska 60 50 60 50 25 BH 65 50 Derineanig MEMBER 50 70 75 CH 45 50 Emlaghmore River 50 Cahersavane 102 30 SL MWEELIN FAULT Cleanrath compiled by RINGMOYLAN 60 80 35 30 SL South 112 CUMMERAGH RIVER FAULT 70 75 60 Bird Hill Coomataggart 200 212 FORMATION** 70 70 Sheen River 60 70 RM LOWER CARBONIFEROUS 572 50 Blackwater KENMARE FAULT 70 BH 45 30 Tooms Grey and white Grey mudstones with 55 Maulagallane 60 GP 142 80 REENAGOUGH 40 Boolananave 65 BJ Bridge DC/?WA 80 25 30 CH 147 70 111 GP 162 weathering sandstones, minor bioclastic Reenroe Dromkeare 40 80 SL Gortnalloughra 55 149 Ivor A. J. MacCARTHY KNrg SFGC Killaha East 50 BEARA ANTICLINE 30 CH 40 75 Gortacurrig MEMBER minor grey mudstones limestones 134 45 484 50 65 SFGC CN 70 50 Knockacappul BH 15 60 45 263 Murreagh Glanbeg 50 75 Coomclognerane 30 75 50 40 213 60 Doon 45 35 Gortnamona 250 220 45 Kilbarry 70 45 40 642 KENMARE Lake Gullaba Hill Carran 509 Gortaveer 138 Cooldaniel 60 45 45 Sneem River RM 80 Mucksna 60 60 15 Derreenlunnig Derreen Department of Geology MELLON HOUSE SFGC 50 65 50 SYNCLINE 45 20 BH Roughty River SL 60 40 60 70 ARDATURRISH 45 45 VS MH BA Mountain Gortlahard 20 55 60 116 MH FORMATION 25 60 104 Lackeen Dinish Island 70 45 238 University College Cork, Spunkane 40 45 70 Derrygarriff ?BJ 80 SL 50 CH 60 Mullaghroe 188 KNat MEMBER KNnc Grey sandstones SFGC SFGC 75 Point 240 220 SL 50 45 Kilnarovanagh 30 45 30 50 BJ 85 80 Slaheny River 30 60 65 176 70 Cork, LOWER CARBONIFEROUS Grey sandstones, mudstones and mudstones 45 GP ?GP Knockantooreen 35 60 40 75 45 65 BEARA 30 CH and heterolithic beds 45 50 50 ? 60 Inchinaneave Ireland. Tahilla River 30 30 182 NARROW COVE CAMILLAN 50 VS SL 30 SL 285 Carrig 161 80 60 60 50 Sneem GP 70 52 80 ANTICLINE 30 55 537 60 CH FORMATION (KN) KINSALE FORMATION CASTLE SLATE BJ 60 75 Coolnagoppoge 20 60 FORMATION SANDSTONE 60 GP Knockeirka 50 30 Bealick 40 CH SLSY 50 50 MEMBER 30 Lough GP 75 CH Coomyfaun 25 SL 110 GP River Lee KNcs Grey sandstones, CN FORMATION Waterville 140 70 70 60 50 535 40 2004 Lough Curnane 35 50 50 GP Fadda ?TH ?GP 80 65 Lake SL Gouganebarra Inchigeelagh CH Inchigrady Ardaneneen [shown as a purple line mudstones and Grey sandstones with 30 Dunkerron 60 Cooloo Lake 103 Rossnakilla without bounding lines] 50 35 35 50 60 65 163 50 heterolithic beds minor grey and purple 50 45 ? 50 ?BH 40 40 50 60 128 ?TH 74 CH Gougane River Lee River Lee KILMICHAEL FAULT Grey mudstones mudstones 45 60 OH 80 65 KEIMANEIGH PASS FAULT 186 70 Teerelton THE MUNSTER AND SOUTH MUNSTER BASINS 60 SFGC 50 30 80 Barraduff 30 Barra 217 Lough Allua 60 Carrignacurra SL 25 35 50 ASKIVE FAULT 70 ?GP Dromoghty SL 60 40 50 60 Isknagaheny Cauntees 50 Tahilla 75 Mountain Barrerneen 25 Coomroe 70 60 160 Lough SFGC 45 Ormonds Island Lake Kealvaugh Beg 60 70 75 DEVONIAN 40 BJ CH 30 10 35 50 50 CLOGHBURRA FAULT 80 30 20 60 60 45 85 57 Lough 263 60 BOHANES FAULT 70 250 50 45 Akinkeen AREA OF MUNSTER BASIN SHOWN IN YELLOW Ballybrack 20 60 50 45 Kilmichael 50 70 TH 45 80 10 20 50 Dereenglass Kealvaugh 60 250 80 OLD HEAD SANDSTONE 40 Rossmore 30 Lough 70 CH 50 40 40 GP 60 388 SL 70 40 60 GP 60 245 OH FORMATION BALLINSKELLIGS 45 60 30 50 TH Island GP 474 Nambrackderg Inchimore Inchideraille 70 50 50 60 70 Parknasilla 60 248 CH 25 45 50 Coongar 70 44 Derrynacaheragh SL 60 60 CH 70 Gortnalour 152 241 (NOT CORRECTED FOR TECTONIC SHORTENING WHICH IS ABOUT 50% IN A SFGC 50 TUNNEL FAULT 40 Pass of Sandstones and minor mudstones 40 40 Clonee Lakes CH Keimaneigh CH 30 Beenrour 60 Harbour Rossmorebullig 53 50 70 55 206 50 Heterolithic levels Clonee Lakes Lough 127 NORTH-SOUTH DIRECTION) Baslickane 60 60 TH CLONEE FAULT Derryvacorneen 70 203 BAY Shanaknock 60 70 40 410 Beg 60 60 60 Baulbtack 60 60 SFGC GP 57 Cummer CH 40 TOE HEAD 30 65 Lough Bunane 45 35 30 60 60 30 Douhghil 60 GP GORTNAHOUGHTER FAULT 50 Haremount 60 ? 40 BJ 70 ? 50 CH Lough 70 50 30 CORK TH FORMATION Finglas River Lough 60 GP Akinkeen 50 TH 40 65 60 50 ?BJ ?GP Clonee River 30 Carrignamuck 60 35 60 ? Grey, brown and green sandstones 40 Dreenaun 45 Staigue 85 BJ 464 SL 60 50 CH Garinish 20 30 Tuosist 70 Lough 30 50 332 40 60 N and minor mudstones Eagles KNrg Inchiquin 50 30 Dooneens 60 GP 231 Trusk 60 80 Island BJ Knocknagorraveela CH 30 GP 50 232 SYNCLINE ? GUN POINT(GYLEEN) SHEEPS HEAD Toor 473 Hill 50 ?OH CH 10 60 50 50 50 20 30 Lehid Harbour 507 GP Tullig GP 45 30 Rath 30 BORLIN VALLEY FAULT CH GP GP/GY FORMATION SH FORMATION VS ?BJ 50 45 70 60 60 60 ? 103 Coomhola River 50 Thick multistorey grey sandstones Farraniaragh Glan 30 80 60 CH Deelis 30 50 240 191 55 Grey and purple sandstones Lough 80 40 55 and minor thin grey or purple mudstones Mountain ?OH 25 KENMARE FAULT Johnstown ? and purple mudstones Loher 80 50 Knockboy Carrigdangan DINGLE BAY-GALTY MOUNTAINS LINEAMENT Coad Mountain Rossdohan 60 SL 60 50 35 50 ? SFGC 467 60 ?BJ 25 20 49 Douce 20 Island KNrg Cummee- 10 10 20 50 60 201 225 50 Cahernageeha 45 55 GP 35 SL 50 GP 50 Gurteen 171 GP 245 FORMATION 75 45 130 35 nanimma 418 TH 50 -MALLOW FAULT ZONE CE Hog’s Head 35 436 ?TH ?OH Sherky 75 35 75 TH 50 Thick multistorey purple 70 CH Knockreagh Esk Mountain Barraboy 50 40 BEENAROURKE-MULLAGHBEG FAULT Island 30 10 40 Lough Cappeen fine grained sandstones and mudstones 40 468 Mountain 45 55 Curramore 50 70 50 BJ SHEELANE PT.-EAGLE HILL FAULT 60 70 50 Curraghmore 60 Inchinroe 40 Nambrakderg GP 35 NORTH MUNSTER SHELF VS 30 75 Lough CAHA MOUNTAIN 50 LAMB’SCastle HEAD Cove FAULT TH 80 45 Tunnels GP 60 25 234 Derreenafalee Gortroe 40 30 30 35 50 65 Owvane River OH MONEYGAFF FAULT 60 Bunaw 132 60 30 60 OH CH Inchincurka (BALLYTRASNA) BALLINSKELLIGS 45 45 65 60 ?KNam Baurearagh 60 Maugha TH TH TH 304 60 60 CH KNrg Carrigmount 50 50 CH Lisheenleigh CH/BT BJ 30 251 45 50 KNat 80 35 50 Gortloughra Shehy 50 50 30 40 CORK FORMATION FORMATION 45 KNrg 435 Mountain 40 Cappaboy River 184 161 40 224 226

UPPER DEVONIAN 060 KENMARE FAULT Thick purple mudstones Purple sandstones and minor mudstones 060 Caha River Caherdaniel 30 50 85 80 SL 40 Coomnadiha 30 Coonane TH 174 75 and minor sandstones 40 60 30 Canrooska 65 KNrg Gortloughra 45 227 Bunavalla SYNCLINE KNam Kilmakilloge 80 50 40 Shanlaragh 70 60 55 40 20 30 60 KNat KNcs 50 60 Lissicorrane SLAHENY 85 COONGAR HARBOUR ? Harbour Cummers 613 50 537 60 KNcs KNcs Tooreen 60 60 40 ST. FINAN’S/GLENFLESK CHLORITIC 40 50 70 20 Derryfadda Foilmore OH Dromdeegy 60 60 50 FORMATION 45 40 65 SL 30 TH 60 60 80 45 CH RINGABELLA FAULT SL SFGC SANDSTONE FORMATIONS 172 70 30 50 60 OH 55 FAULT 40 80 168 KNat Knat 50 182 Paddock Green sandstones and minor Thick green and grey sandstones and KNrg 40 Derreen 50 45 50 Aultaghreagh 50 40 OH GP 65 55 30 30 292 CH 65 KNcs 88 TH GP 65 FAULT purple and green mudstones minor mudstones Dogs 60 85 70 45 Shanacrane 210 Ahakeera 124 CH Shanaclogh 40 85 Owenshagh 45 40 45 60 45 Coomclogh Shehy Beg 70 50 60 50 --BANDON RIVER 55 Point 40 50 Currakeal 40 85 45 50 BIRD HILL VALENTIA SLATE River 30 Maulavannig 186 55 60 ?SL KNam 75 50 SL SL 60 35 KNam 60 60 65 50 60 119 173 50km 30 40 80 50 85 CASTLETOWN FAULT 60 60 BH FORMATION VS FORMATION Abbey Darrynane KNat 80 GLANRASTAL FAULT 25 Gortroe 50 Cahermuckee KNrg KNcs 20 Lauragh Droopa 70 85 60 Ballaghanure SOUTH MUNSTER BASIN Thick purple mudstones and Thick purple fine grained sandstones Island Bay 25 55 30 60 50 20 80 60 Kilmalooda 70 159 60 50 40 80 75 75 KNrg 75 60 Neaskin 70 55 fine grained sandstones and mudstones 45 40 60 60 50 BARLEYSYNCLINE LAKE CH 200 35 80 80 60 RAM’S HILL FAULT 30 Esknamucky OH 60 DUNMANUS 65 Harbour TH 50 GP Coomhola River 128 30 CH 60 163 Castletown FAULT SHERKIN KNat CH 30 Drumaclarig KNat 20 164 Owngar River 55 70 173 25 45 160 80 50 Togher 70 45 50 KNrg 60 60 50 CH CH 65 Kinneigh GP FORMATION OH 55 30 OH 50 117 30 70 60 Clash SK IGNEOUS TD TERTIARY 65 Dromdour 45 OUTLINE OF THE NORTHERN MARGIN OF THE (Undivided) 35 80 KNrg 114 KNat 45 60 150 INTRUSIVES DYKES 60 30 Cousane Gap TH 117 Shanagh SOUTH MUNSTER BASIN IS Thick grey and pale green sandstones 40 80 75 Barley 30 80 KNcs 70 103 MAP AREA 60 ?TH 80 KNat 80 60 30 30 Aghnacloghatee Ardkilleen SHOWN BY THE PURPLE FAULT and mudstones Moylaun KENMARE BAY Cummeennahillan Lake Kealkil 35 50 55 LINES-THIS CORRESPONDS TO THE Island Two Headed 35 70 35 50 80 80 TH GP 50 CASTLETOWN FAULT Island 60 50 CH GP RD1 OH 50 30 65 STRUCTURALLY POSITIVE AREA CORK-KENMARE (‘LINE’) FAULT ZONE SHERKIN FORMATION The Victoria Point Member (Ballysteen Formation) 35 30 OH 70 80 70 KNat Maughanaclea 75 Bandon River Ardcaher GP SKfb 50 Glengarriff 80 COOMHOLA RIVER FAULT Derrynacaragh River Blackwater Foilcoagh Bay Member * Deenish KNam Owenbeg River 160 80 in the Kenmare Syncline is shown as a thin red line. CH Harbour 80 SNAVE SYNCLINE KNam BANTRY FAULT 15 40 Island Knam TH 55 80 Breeny Beg 50 GP Aghalnane Grey sandstones and mudstones KNrg 80 55 GLANRASTAL45 ANTICLINE 70 80 60 70 80 60 CE Scarriff 70 40 Gortavallig 80 TH 65 CH 45 50 The Ringmoylan Formation in the Kenmare Syncline Island LAMB’S HEAD 85 Ardgroom CH 45 65 Mount 171 45 TH 35 80 Maughanaclea Hills 55 Toom NAMES SHOWN IN BRACKETS REFER TO ** is shown as a thin grey line. 70 GP Knockowen KNcs Owvane River 30 Gunnery LITHOSTRATIGRAPHICALLY EQUIVALENT UNITS 35 Tooth SL 30 45 80 80 40 60 70 65 60 80 138 MIDDLE 50 GP 45 80 40 70 60 Carrigaphuca PALINSPASTIC MODEL OF THE SOUTH MUNSTER BASIN IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE BASIN Mountain OWENBEG RIVER FAULT 70 DEVONIAN 80 60 40 Glanmore 45 Glenkeel GP 80 55 65 70 70 65 60 Caher 50 Lough 45 80 80 KNrg OH Ship 80 SL 55 Lough 75 ? 75 KNrg Ardrah 70 50 80 70 80 OH SHOWING THE MAIN SEDIMENTATION CONTROLLING FAULTS, 60 40 CH 60 70 OH KNat 30 60 Drumdrasdil Lough 60 60 60 123 20 Garnish 173 70 191 GP 70 CE 75 Lough GP 40 55Canagullen 60 Coomleagh West 133 Laurel Fadda Bunskellig 55 Island 80 85 KNcs 72 GP 20 70 60 STRUCTURALLY POSITIVE AREAS AND DRAINAGE DIRECTIONS REGIONAL LITHOSTRATIGRAPHICAL CORRELATIONS Gun TH 40 50 Annees 70 TH 75 80 80 80 Hill 50 Point 80 RD1 50 40 40 85 50 72 50 60 60 70 75 GP Tooreenamna 45 80 70 70 80 Cappanaboul OH 35 Derrynasagh Gortnamucklagh Balteenbrack BALLINEEN DURING THE LATE DEVONIAN AND EARLY CARBONIFEROUS Kilcatherine 70 CE TH 70 Cullenagh 80 108 80 7 Point OH CH 35 602 40 Coolkelure CE 75 105 80 102 SL Healy Pass 55 CH 80 OH 30 KNat GP 50 Lake 60 136 OH (STRUCTURAL RESTORATION BASED ON A NORTH-SOUTH SHORTENING OF ABOUT 50%) Lackabane KNrg KNam KNam Mealagh River 55 60 Coolkellure 70 OH Knockanead KM 80 Barrees 50 50 30 55 80 TH 80 Bandon River 1 2 3 4 MB 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 50 60 GP Cowdy 80 25 Ards More TH KNpc EP TH SL 50 60 KNrg 55 60 80 50 Glenbeg Eskatarriff 55 Point RD2-4 LP GP 75 80 60 60 35 Shandrum Barnagowlane 50 80 60 Phale WA 6 RD1 Inishfarnard KNrg 137 Lough CH 50 30 ?GP KNcs 55 75 80 50 30 60 80 RD1 126 45 CE 50 KNcs KNam 55 SL 50 50 75 Gortagarry RD1 88 50 40 KNam KNpc OH Reen Point Ballycrovane 50 50 60 TH 45 Eagle 35 50 131 60 55 Ballyhalwick 101 KNat KNrg 30 Reenagough Point RD1 Dromdaniel Gortroe TH CH 70 OH Kilcaskan KILLARNEY 90 Harbour 45 60 Point Glanareagh TH 50 35 River 60 Four Heads Point Ardnamanagh 50 KNat KNat KNnc BALLYCROVANE HARBOUR 40 Clogher 50 60 30 75 75 70 Nedinagh 75 Grillagh FAULT GLENBEG LOUGH 45 60 Point RD2 KNcs 117 55 80 60 80 60 OH FAULT SHRONE 60 TH Reenydonagan 45 85 65 60 50 FAULT KNam TH 85 CE ANTICLINE 60 Lake 70 25 Shanaway KNnc NORTH MUNSTER SHELF 70 35 40 60 60 65 Whiddy Point Mullaghmesha

BJ RD3 RD2 75 30 Kilvinane TH ARDNAMANAGH 60 East Mealagh River KNat 80 KNpc 30 CH 60 BANTRY FAULT NORTH OH 50 60 60 Coolieragh 40 KNcs OH 30 Bawnard 35 20 30 35 Harbour EP 70 70 CE 40 75 CE * RD1 Drombrow 40 Kilbarry SH 50 40 GURTEENROE FAULT 60 40 BANDON RIVER NORTH FAULT GP GP SK EYRIES SOUTH FAULT RD4 Gurteenroe Caher Lough Cahernacrin GP Pookeen 25 20 Keeltrasna 60 30 Currabeg KENMARE 60 RD1 Drombrow OH Ballynacarriga Glas Adrigole 20 TH 70 KNcs KNnc CH GP Garinish MB Coomanore 60 KNnc Mohona Kilronane SFGC EYRIESFAULT NORTH45 Maulin Loughs 35 50 ? 75 70 TH OH 75 ? Ardacluggin TH Island GLENGARRIFF Gurraghy Dunnamark DUNNAMARK FAULTKNrg BANTRY FAULT SOUTH Lough 60 KNpc CE ? Point Crumpane 75 OH 60 Knockacullen Currane Hill HARBOUR FAULT COOMANORE FAULT ? 050 BANDON RIVER SOUTH FAULT 050 SKfb 50 Kilmackowen CH Dromagowlane 80 Chapel KNcs CH 55 50 70 75 65 ? ? ? GP GP Sheelane 60 Island 70 55 Adrigole 80 Raheen 70 58 KNpc Milane 60 75 Edencurra Kilvurra ?CH 20 80 GP TH 80 85 Island 80 60 85 KNcs OH CH BEARA Eagle Hill Ballard Commons Harbour Kilmore Newtown KNat Hill KNnc 80 ? Rahis Point Ardnacluggin Trafrask Trawnahaha DROMORE FAULT KENMARE FAULT ? Reemore Point Coulagh 45 80 OH 85 Kilronane Cloonkirgeen 50 85 Rennaknock Rabbit Island KNam 87 CE 65 KNnc 45 65 281 CH Caherdaniel Dooneelagh Stream80 KNcs KNnc West Glasheenahielan River 60 60 ? VS ? 60 40 80 KM Kilmore Reenrour KNrg 85 OH 75 DROMORE FAULT 40 CAHERAGH FAULT Lisbealad East ABBEY 45 70 Milleeny ANTICLINE 50 50 80 80 TH OH RD1 Lough TH ? SK 80 80 Whiddy Lakes Point BANTRY FAULT KNat Deelish 60 Clodagh 85 FAULT ? 60 80 80 80 88 TH Bofinna 70 85 ? CORK CITY TH 70 30 Point DERRYGINAGH 45 70 65 5 55 215 River Owngarriff 70 Caherkeen Inchinteskin 70 60 West KNrg FAULT OH OH KNnc 2 80 Derryginagh 50 70 65 KNnc Caherkirby COOMHOLA FAULT RIVER SL ? 1 116 Urhin 80 55 75 Old Barytes COOMANORE FAULT 45 80 Lisnabrinny OH ? 70 Rodeen 80 85 80 60 OH 60 ? 5 Commons West 75 Holly Hill DC BANTRY 80 80 Mine KNat 142 80 BANTRY SUB-BASIN 215 80 Mehel BH1 Seafield 80 Loughcrot Garranes Clooncorban ? 10Km 80 80 GP 84 Beach TH KNpc 60 Lake 70 Drinagh East KNcs Cod’s Head Tooreen More FAULT CH Head BANTRY OH Sheskin KNcs BANDON RIVER NORTH FAULT COOLIERAGH FAULT BANTRY FAULT KNrg 45 MILANE HILL SYNCLINE Clodagh River 70 65 Ballingurteen DETAIL OF AREA OUTLINED 55 ADRIGOLE FAULT 80 80 Shot Head 80 Gurteeniher TH IN YELLOW ABOVE 4 6 50 75 SYNCLINE Knat SPRAT HILL Drinagh West 3 GP 80 Relane Dromleigh Curranashingane RD4 Knocknagallaun Rossmackowen KNam Knat 80 KNcs SYNCLINE 75 ? ? Point Derryishal 174 60 85 DURSEY ? ? WA RD3 GP 75 OH 45 OH 75 BANTRY FAULT ZONE 50 80 85 River Ilen Liscubba HEAD 1000m BH BA RD2 60 Thornhill ShanavallayBeg 80 80 70 7 Felane CE KNat 249 60 BANDON RIVER SOUTH FAULT Milleennagun Rossmore ? 8 396 GP 75 70 80 Gortnascreeny ? ? RM RD1 14 60 -MISKISH MT. FAULT CASTLETOWN 70 75 TH TH DROMORE FAULT 70 DURRUS-DRIMOLEAGUE- 10 70 OH 80 60 SHEEP’S BANDON RIVER MH KNam/KNpc 40 DRUMLAVE FAULT Dunbittern KNrg Curraghalicky OH 80 BEREHAVEN GP TRAFRASK FAULT Hollyhill COOMANORE FAULT 60 174 Bawnboy MILANE HILL TH FAULT ZONE 60 Teernahillane 80 ROOSKA OldFAULT Silver Derreengreanach Killaveenoge ?OH Lake 50 70 HEAD HIGH 0 CN KNrg 65 40 65 TH 70 75 SYNCLINE65 KNnc DRIMOLEAGUE 30 Coolnaconarty OH ? BANTRY FAULT 9 Fanahy Coarrid Point Mine CE OH Inchibegga 65 Shandrum The Pike 70 Farlehanes 80 60 Dromore Lough Ihernagh River RINGABELLA FAULT 11 15 55 MEHEL HEAD FAULT League Point Curraghnavaddra Dromasta 55 75 Kippagh Knockawaddra SHEEP’S Horizontal datum is base of Reenydonagan Formation BJ KNat 130 KNcs Sprat Hill 60 75 Atarriff Gearagh KNcs 70 Rooska TH Ardrah 130 70 HEAD OH 13 50 70 50 Haven ROSSMORE FAULT CE 80 KNpc KNnc 60 KNcs Unnamed sandstone dominant unit within the Castlehaven Formation 12 55 55 Reen Point Keilnascarta Cullomane KNat KNpc Lahanaght KNcs OH 85 70 80 70 ? * NOT TO SCALE TH Allihies Lohehort Point ROOSKA FAULT 60 Mullagh OH Owennasninoatin KNnc DUNMANUS FAULT KINSALE SUB-BASIN Dinish Donegans Point 65 Old Silver Mine River 70 KNnc Derryvreen 75 CH 80 80 Aghagooheen Aghaville 75 70 62 Knockgour Island 75 45 80 Garranes south 80 80 Knocks Caherogullane DROMORE FAULT Knockgorm 75

481 Clonglaskan 75 55 OH OH 80 GP 75 TH ? 30 FAULT ABBEY 75 Drinagh ? CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHICAL CORRELATIONS 119 70 CASTLETOWNBERETH FAULT65 Ballynakilla ? 80 80 KNpc ANTICLINE 35 ? ? Gearhies Coomnagorragh River 105 KNnc DRIMOLEAGUE FAULT 85 CAHERAGH FAULT80 OH 65 Glanbrack Allihies Point 60 Ahanamadaun Stream Clashduf KNcs Coomatallin TH KNcs 70 ? 80 TH Cloon 129 108 TH OH 114 105 Mullaghmore 60 80 80 Argideen River KNnc MIZEN AND ENVIRONMENTAL INTERPRETATIONS Ballydonegan River OH 85 80 KNpc TH OH River Ruagagh 80 262 ? 60 Rerrin Indigo Rock CH 80 Cooradowny Minanes 70 HEAD ? Beare Island 75 Lonehort Harbour 80 GLANLOUGH FAULT 60 Bohana OLD HEAD OF Ballydonegan 345 Dunboy 60 TH Maulinward CAHERAGH FAULT KNnc KINSALE NOTE: The relative stratigraphical positions of control points within spore biozones is not known, with the exception of the HD biozone Ballydonegan 238 80 70 88 80 80 SHEEPS HEAD 80 ? GALLEY where, in some cases, samples from its lower part can be distinguished from those of the upper part. Bay ? Derrycreeveen 80 Knocklady 80 CE Durrus River KNnc 80 OH CAPE TOE HEAD Leaherns ANTICLINE Four Mile Water DRIMOLEAGUE 128FAULTDerryvahalla 250 OH 70 Knockmore Garinish OH Dromduvane CLEAR HEAD Point Clashadoo 102 Caheragh 112 80 Sarue Bealad KNcs NORTH BALLYCROVANE SOUTH Point 238 65 80 Glanlough CE OH TH KNnc Ballahgadown Driminidy TH 75 Aghilla TH CH 85 Lough 60 1- KENMARE 2 7/9 11 12 13 15 Foher 70 ? 10km 3 5/6 10 14 Garinish Greenane 60 KNrg 80 TH 80 Constable 65 85 68 Carrigfadda Maulyregan Disert TH 80 85 70 KNcs 70 65 65 STAGES INTERPRETED Bay 50 ? GP 60 200 Lake 162 80 Derryduff OH Kilnacally OH 70 KNat DURRUS FAULT 80 DUNMANUS CAHERAGH SYNCLINE 60 50 HIGH KM RELATIVE Knocknahulla CH 35 75 KNnc 269 80 174 Clooncugger 85 75 TH KNnc NORTHERN Prograding Fan Complex 209 Caheraphuca GP 65 ? OH Barna 80 40 75 NAMURIAN MB SEA LEVEL Mealaun OH 85 Brahalish 85 70 MARGIN OF Deep Marine ?Continental slope/rise Point Lackacroghan KNat CE Durrus 65 85 65 50 Maulvirane EP 246 Ardnakinna OH ? SYNCLINE Reenroe Carrigbaun Knockavoher 75 KNcs UPR. CARB. SOUTH MUNSTER HIGH LOW Driminidy KNcs ? ? ? ? ? TD 199 Point 75 60 BRIGANTIAN BASIN ? 7(BH1) 260 Knockroe 85 Golnacappul KNcs 85 KNcs KNrg OH OH 60 TH Reanascreena KNnc OH Garinish Shee Head 80 CH KNcs Glanlough KNnc 80 Foxhall OH ASBIAN Deep marine 171 Loughanemore Hill 85 Rossmore KNcs 85 Tooreen Carnoogarriff 70 Murreagh 230 152 110 Corran RD4 Muds LP HS TH TH OH 55 Woodfield Garralacka HOLKERIAN ? TD Cloghane River Doonbeg Head Collack TH Dromreagh Glan Lough Ballyourane Glanaphuca River 70 TH 75 South Tullig FAULTS CONTROLLING STRUCTURALLY TRANSGRESSIVE LEVELS 224 CE GP OH KNnc OH 208 75 River Ilen 80 OH ARUNDIAN DC CH CahermoreCAHERMORE FAULT DUNMANUS FAULT Glanaphuca POSITIVE AREAS GP Foilbolus ?KNrg 80 OH 88 Knockeens KNnc 75 50 CHADIAN Deep marine TH OH Derreeny 30 65 Carrigeeny Killinga SEDIMENTATION ?T8 Derrylahard Rearaninagh 50 KNnc muddy shelf/ Shelf 193 CH Glanarough KNrg Rossmore Derrycarhoon TH 80 Three KNcs KNnc SPORE RD3 Carbonates CONDENSED, 80 CH DUNMANUS KNcs Ballybane East 50 Curragh (downthrow side indicated) BIOZONES Firkeel 80 Mount Kid WA continental NON-DEPOSITION 80 Loughanebeg Minor igneous rocks in the Dursey Head- 80 Point KNpc 119 Old Copper 35 50 50 Gneeves slope HS 175 Bay KNat RD SEEFIN FAULT TH 35 CE Knockskagh Knockfeen ?BECOME STRUCTURALLY BAvp and/or EROSION 60 80 Cod’s Head-Beare Island region omitted here. ZONE SEEFIN FAULTSH OH SYNCLINE 269 Mine 234 30 40 85 KNnc BA RD2 80 252 Kilmichael Horn Point 80 106 75 Cashel Cashel River TRANSFER FAULTS BETWEEN POSITIVE IN COURCEYAN PC ?T7 Point 80 KNam CE KNnc 100 75 Saivnose River Dunscullib KNpc RM RD1 ?mfs 040 85 040 ADJACENT FAULTS POSSIBLY DUE TO T6 80 70 15 50 80 Coolcraheen White Ball Head 30 30 MH2 HS 80 144 Reen 80 Reen 40 OH KNcs (downthrow side indicated) ROTATION OF FAULT BLOCK KNam Kitchen 80 KNnc Carrig 60 Acres Ballyroe Froe BP Shallow marine KNpc 80 BANTRY BAY TH CE 55 Point 60 45 Gurteenaduige Deep marine muddy shelf Cove DUNMANUS 171 TH Garrane CE OH ?coastal 80 85 Illaunnacuska SYNCLINE 80 CE 60 KNnc Benduff OH Derryduf SPECULATIVE FAULTS ARE ‘ONSHORE’ GLANDORE HIGH 154 CAHERMORE FAULT Black Ball Head 85 TH 80 50 Bauravilla KNpc TH Owen’s KNpc Bawnishal Derrylugga T5 ?mfs CE RD Mount Corin Glansallagh 40 30 45 Kilruane Lissavard SHOWN WITH DASHED LINES CONDENSED SEQUENCE MH1 Deltaic Shallow 80 Crow SH OH Island 60 KNcs Connonagh TH KNrg Roaringwater River Ballinlough KNnc ?T4 80 CE TH 50 Maultrahane Creagh Beg LOWER CARBONIFEROUS HD marine sandy Island Cloghane KNcs (?POST SHERKIN FM.) Fluvial Crow Head 60 Maulnagirra Benduff Slate Garrane COURCEYAN 9 open shelf Open marine muddy ?LS 60 Cullane 60 48 Quarry KNat KNcs Drishane Bridge 80 MAIN DRAINAGE shelf with minor sands DURSEY HEAD CE 80 111 75 85 TH Cappnabohy 65 CE TH OH 55 OH DRAINAGE DIRECTION DURING KNnc 50 68 70 80 DIRECTIONS DURING DEVONIAN KNcs 75 Lassanroe Ahacrinduff River 90 80 CN SH Kilcrohane 75 75 75 75 AND LOWER CARBONIFEROUS UPPER CARBONIFEROUS VI Deep marine muddy shelf HS 75 TH Laharan 60 Clonkeen Carrigroe Fluvial 050 GORTAVALLIG FAULT 128 KNcs Bohonagh KNat 75 124 70 KNcs 80 KNpc TH 75 KNpc KNcs TH KNnc 80 68 T3 ?mfs LETTER FAULT75 70 70 TH 102 62 KNpc Leap 85 Ardagh 75 35 Slate OH TH CE Knocknageehy Clash 50 KNnc KNnc Quarry OH 113 Skeagh 86 TECTONIC INTERPRETATION OF THE 2D P-WAVE VELOCITY LN ? 75 85 63 OH 66 CE Shallow marine sandy shelf 104 Raheenroe CE 75 LP 80 Kilbeg ?SH 75 85 268 Kilnaclasha KNnc Kilfadeen 40 Knocknagappul T2 50 80 Roury Glen 80 65 68 MODEL ALONG VARNET-96 LINE B. ?EROSION/NON- F3 OH TH 75 DUNMANUS FAULT 80 54 Reencorreen Shreelane Aghatubrid Mine Temple OH TH Cold LACKNAREAGH223 FAULT 70 Beg Mine KNnc LE DEPOSITION 30 85 222 45 92 Reagh 80 Island OH 75 50 129 Cullenagh Aghills Lake GLANDORE-ROSSCARBERY FAULT Coastal plain T1 GEOLOGICAL SYMBOLS KNnc 262 50 50 60 Shreelane 80 58 LS CE 80 Doo CE 89 70 Ahaglaslin Castlefreake ?HS 35 45 CE 60 Lakes CE SH OH 75 80 Kilcomane Lough 80 from 50 km LL 70 80 KNrg Island BALLYDEHOB Barnagowlane KNcs Coolnagarrane Kilkeran VARNET 96 SH TH 35 50 Toormore KNnc Glandore 70 Drombeg Vermeulen, N. J., Shannon, P. M., Masson, F. GP SH Carrignacappul Furze 80 KNOCKNAMADREE ANTICLINE Ardagh 80 Creggane Line B FAMMENNIAN ? F2a ?LS 80 UPPER DEVONIAN Fluvial F2b * 060 35 Island TH 35 103 65 TH NORTH SYNCLINE 60 Downeen & Landes, M. (2000). Wide angle seismic control CE 75 80 Curragh KNpc 60 62 70 ?INITIATION OF Horse 50 65 70 Aghadown 80 65 on the development of the Munster Basin, DBGMFZ SOUTH MUNSTER STRATIGRAPHICAL BOUNDARY APPARENT MINOR FRACTURE Island Rahine 80 Glandore Harbour 55 Rosscarbery CE Kilkeran BJ 70 KNcs Castlefreak BASIN SH 75 Ratooragh NORTH SKIBBEREEN FAULT CE SK CE Bay Lake Ireland. In: Friend. P. F. & Williams, B. P. J. (eds) CH CE (FAULT and/or MEGAJOINT) 20 Copper Mines Warren Proximal ?HS 90 84 Union Hall Floodbasin Mohanagh Carriglusk Castle New Prespectives on the Old Red Sandstone. ? Floodbasin Distal Floodbasin INFERRED SUBMARINE 70 CE Skeaghanore 86 Abbeystrowry 68 Ballincolla Cloghna Barnatonicane 45 35 64 KNnc SKIBBEREEN 65 75 Bay Head Donoure Geological Society, London, Special Publication, STRATIGRAPHICAL BOUNDARY APPARENT MAJOR FAULT 361 70 93 84 80 Forenagh Lough Brulea 60 KILKERRAN Dunmanus 50 Knockeen SOUTHSYNCLINE SKIBBEREEN Mill TH 180, 223-238. SL SK Fluvial F1b Point 80 5 40 50 Naluharacaun 60 65 55 75 ANTICLINE KMFZ LS 55 DUNMANUS BAY Glan Currabeg Reenogrena Cove Fluvial 50 Greenmount 70 85 River Ilen 75 SFGC 50 DIP OF BEDS RIGHT WAY UP INFERRED APPARENT MAJOR FAULT 30 Dunmanus 75 70 Paddock CE Tralong 45 85 Harbour 65 NORTH SKIBBEREEN Coronea 75 Eve MID F1a 45 LACKNAREAGH FAULT 50 60 CE SYNCLINE 70 Skahanagh Bay KNpc Fluvial SKfb Coastal HS Maulnacarriga MOUNT GABRIEL 60 77 64 80 68 KNpc Island FRASNIAN ? ? T0 Reen Church Cross Rinneen Cahergal 80 65 DIP OF BEDS INVERTED INFERRED OFFSHORE FAULT 78 Goats Head KNcs Upper Palaeozoic and younger strata KF ? 70 Dunmanus East SYNCLINE Point ? LS SHEEP’S Knocknageena Foilnamuck 80 CE SK 80 OH 60 116 Kilbronoge Lough Ardraly SOUTH SKIBBEREENCarrigfadda FAULT Carrigillihy N ? Lissacahe 91 80 OH Marsh Killangal LP ?MID SYNCLINAL FOLD AXIS FORM LINES Gorttyowen CE 65 Mannin 60 Adams TH Proposed Caledonian granite ? ? Dunmanus West Lough Gortnamona Island 75 Ardra GIVETIAN VS (Direction of plunge indicated) HEAD SHEEP’SANTICLINE HEAD 65 TH 50 Island DDBRFZ BH ? Sandy unit within Castlehaven Formation ?HS (Intersection of bedding planes 74 70 Ballycummisk Raheen Proximal 80 Carrigillihy KNnc CE * F1a/b, F2a/b, F3- Fluvial Influxes into basin and topography. Interpreted from Arderrawinny BALLYDEHOB CE 85 Harbour 80 Floodbasin Floodbasin 50 70 60 Lough Inferred Basement MIDDLE DEVONIAN Rossbrin KNpc Bunlick 45 Castletownsend ANTICLINAL FOLD AXIS 1:30,000 aerial photographs) 50 75 50 Abisdealy 60 ANTICLINESCHULL 75 TH KNcs Squince LEGEND TO CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY CE 75 TH Bawngare TH 45 60 Harbour GALLEY HEAD (Direction of plunge indicated) 75 OH TH Alter 66 75 60 78 Rabbit Island BOREHOLE LOCATION IRELAND 72 Lackavaun Ardintennant Lisheenroe Blind SYNCLINE ? Munster Basin Ballyrisode Harbour Harbour F1a/b- FLUVIAL INFLUX FROM THE NORTH, NORTHWEST AND WEST NOTE A-B LINE OF STRUCTURAL CROSS-SECTION (Data from Sevastopulo et al. 2000 78 CE Rossbrin CASTLE ISLAND 82 OH Inishbeg Lick Hill 50 Drishane CE 70 F2a- FLUVIAL INFLUX FROM THE NORTH Toormore CE Point Copper Mines ANTICLINE 60 Correlations between sections lacking and Pracht & Sleeman, 2002) Bird Gubbeen 70 Creagh SK Gortbrack GALLEY HEAD North Munster F2b- FLUVIAL INFLUX FROM THE WEST biostratigraphical control points are speculative. 70 38 76 70 TH Munnig Reen Island Lowertown CE KNnc CE 70 ? South Munster Basin F3- FLUVIAL INFLUX FROM THE WEST CE 70 65 ROSSCARBERY Shelf ANTICLINE Castlehaven HS- RELATIVE HIGHSTAND LS- RELATIVE LOWSTAND T1 to T8 are interpreted as correlatives of 030 117 030 corresponding transgressive levels recognised by Coosheen 60 Cunnamore Lough Drishanebeg Low Island South Bantry Kenmare Dingle PALYNOLOGICAL CONTROL POINTS 80 108 Croagh Horse Island 85 Lahardane CE MacCARTHY & GARDINER (1987) in the eastern part Coorlacka Kilpatrick Colla Point 70 Lackaghane RINGAROGY Nacartan Skiddy 70 Skull 65 TH Island Coast Bay Bay Bay T0-T8 TRANSGRESSIVE LEVELS mfs- Maximum Flooding Surface of the South Munster Basin. Point CE Skeam 85 High Drinane Fasagh Knockomagh Tracarta TOPOGRAPHICAL SYMBOLS Castle Island East 75 SYNCLINE Island Ballydivlin Toormore Long Island River Ilen Dooneen Point Skeam 80 80 SOUTH 60 TH West CE 80 CE NORTH Coney 80 Inane ENVIRONMENTAL INTERPRETATIONS ROADS RIVERS 102 CE Bay Derryleary Island 80 Lough Ballyvally Barryroe 0 20 40 60 80 Cloghanaculleen 60 80 Ardagh Rathmore Sandy 100km Ballyrisode Point Carthy’s Hyne Lough Cove Toor Point Gunpoint 60 Tragumna 70 RM, BA, WA, DC-Shelf and Continental Slope carbonates and mudstones. THREE Gortanagashel KNnc Island CE 0 LAKES, COASTLINE (high water line) SELECTED SUMMIT POINTS Knockanoulty Dromadoon Crosslea TH Altitudes in metres above sea level 80 Copper Mine Ballydivlin Bay CE CE Long Hare Island 120 130 ? Dingle Basin EP/MB/KM -Turbidites -?Continental Slope/Rise/Abyssal Plain. CASTLES 50 KNcs SOUTHSYNCLINE SKIBBEREEN CORK-KERRY BORDER Castle CE Ringarogy RD-Deep marine muddy shelf/continental slope. Point Island OH 50 50 KNcs Kinsale Sub-basin Bantry Sub-basin BEACH Copper Mine 60 Spanish Island Rathmore MH2-Shallow marine?coastal. LOCATION OF MAP AREA CE Goat Bridge OH HEAD 85 Island Gokane KNnc MH1-Fluvial feeders to delta/barrier complex. 70 NORTH SKIBBEREEN Island SK Tragumna TH 50 Callaros Spanish Point SYNCLINE 40 CM -Fluvial feeders to coastal area to the south. Eighter Calf Island CE Bay 55 Kilbarry East ? LP-Deep marine/?Abyssal Plain. Ballyvoge Beg 30 Farranacoush Knockeencon Toe Head TOE HEAD FAULTOH INNY ESKINE CE Lissagriffin Baltimore Bay MACROOM KNam-Deep marine muddy Shelf. Calf Island CE 45 1km 070 Goat Island Middle Harbour CE SYNCLINE Dingle Bay-Galtee KNrg-Wave-dominated Deltaic/Barrier complex. 70 80 Little Baltimore Gokane TH Dunmanus-Drimoleague 62 Carrigmanus Sheemon Point Point ANTICLINE Fault Zone KNat-Shallow wave-dominated sandy shelf. Dunlough CE HARE ISLAND Sherkin 142 Ballymacrown SYNCLINE GREY BEDS 35 KENMARE Bandon River Bay 75 Letter Calf Island ANTICLINE Kenmare Fault KNcs-Deep marine muddy shelf. Tooreen 45 West Island (DBGMFZ) 60 SK SK 74 TOE HEAD 60 Fault Zone (DDBRFZ) (KF) OH-Shallow marine sandy shelf. Minor wave influence in Bantry Sub-basin. TH CE Kinish CE SYNCLINE Caher 75 Harbour SYNCLINE 40 60 Streek Point 128 TOE HEAD B TH-Fluvial Influx 3. Sand-dominated coastal plain complex (green/grey beds, minor red beds) 65 168 60 CORK 55 Gneeves Horseshoe Killarney-Mallow GP-Fluvial Influx 2a. Sandy fluvial terminal fan complex. North VERTICAL STRUCTURAL INTERPRETATION ALONG THE LINE A-B South 60 45 Kilmoon SYNCLINE 2km 60 Harbour Fault Zone (KMFZ) SH-Fluvial Influx 2b. Sand-dominated fluvial. Barley 26 56 110 ANTICLINE ? BJ/CH/CE-Southerly proximal-distal fining.Terminal fan floodbasin complex. by Cove Ballynaule BEARA 45 TH 60 SFGC/SL/SK-Fluvial Influxes 1a/b. Sand dominated fluvial. P. A. Meere and I. A. J. MacCarthy Sherkin A B Cloghane SKfb-Coastal barrier complex. Marine influence (Grey-green beds throughout). Reen Point Point SK ANTICLINE Kedge Island KENMARE VS/BH-Mud-dominated floodbasin. Southerly proximal-distal fining. 70 115 46 70 LEGEND TO SUMMARY MAP SYNCLINE RED BEDS (The lower half of the Sherkin Formation [SK] is mostly grey) Illauneana 80 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 45 ROARINGWATER 80 UPPER 50 SKfb Gascanane Sound CARBONIFEROUS Topography based on Ordnance Survey Ireland The compiler wishes to thank B. Bluck, J. Gamble, Cnocan na 80 mBairneach Deep marine (?continental slope/rise) by permision of the Government Permit No. 7299 P. R. R. Gardiner, K. T. Higgs, P. A. Meere, J. Smith and Sheep’s Head MIZEN BAY 80 Cooslahan Point © Government of Ireland. N. Woodcock for their assistance in the preparation Kenmare Beara Anticline Rosscarbery North siliciclastics REFERENCES AND DATA SOURCES Anticline Harbour Clear Island DRIMOLEAGUE and production of the map. The final version is, however, Syncline Sprat Anticline HEAD 80 SYNCLINE Hill Skibbereen Toe Head Cnocan an LOWER CARBONIFEROUS Design and cartography by the sole responsibility of the compiler. Syncline Ballydehob Ahoimhthigh ? Crathach ? I. A. J. MacCarthy, Department of Geology, Capewell (1957, 1975) James & Graham (1995) Phillips (1985) Kenmare Bantry Syncline Milane Hill Syncline Syncline SK Faults Caheragh Anticline Marine shelf carbonates University College Cork. Thanks are also due to T. Elliott and P. F. Friend who CH Syncline Minnaunboy Cassidy (1988) Jones (1974) Pracht (1994, 1996, 1997) N S Bantry Fault North Bantry Fault Syncline South Coomanore BALLYDEHOB reviewed an earlier version of the map and whose RD Gurteenroe Fault ANTICLINE Coe (1966, 1969) Jones & Naylor (2003) Pracht & Sleeman (2002) BA Dunnamark Fault Fault WA GP Gleann Carriglure Printed by the Department of Geology, suggestions have resulted in considerable improvement. TH Owenbeg River CE The Bill Coe & Selwood (1963, 1964, 1968) MacCarthy (1978-2004 unpublished) Price (1986) OH University College Cork under the KNpc Skibbereen Toe Head of Baile Iarthach Shallow/deep marine shelf siliciclastics Fault Cape Clear 85 The publication of this map has been funded by the Edwards (1985a, 1985b) MacCarthy & Gardiner (1987) Reilly (1986) Fault KNam KNnc Faults direction of J. Smith. RD BANTRY Fault KNcs N S South Discretionary Fund of the Faculty of Science, Ford (1985) MacCarthy et al. (2002) Reilly & Graham (1972, 1976) Caheragh Fault RM TH OH 85 Harbour SYNCLINE University College Cork. Land Surface Derryginagh KNpc 080 UPPER DEVONIAN Forsythe (1999) Matthews and Naylor (1973) Russell (1984) Sea Level Sea Level 020 020 CE N Graham (1972,1975) KNnc TH 85 MT. GABRIEL McAfee (1992) Sadler (1992) MH SL Blananarragaun Shallow marine shelf siliciclastics SYNCLINE Graham & Reilly (1972) Meere (1992) Sevastopulo & Naylor (1981) WA TH SK The representation of a road on this map is not evidence of the existence of a right of way. CN RD TH OH The grid shown is the Irish National Grid. True North Grid North Cape Clear KILKERAN CH DUNMANUS BALLYDEHOB ANTICLINE The map is designed to represent certain aspects of the geological characteristics of the area Geological Survey of Ireland Naylor (2003) Sevastopulo et al. (2000) CE Magnetic North is approximately 7 degrees west of Grid North at the centre of the map in 2003. (Approximate) SYNCLINE ANTICLINE CE TH GP based on the available surface information at the time of its compilation. The representation is Nineteenth Century field maps Naylor et al. (1969) Vermeulen et al. (2000) KNam GP CE True North is approximately 1 degree 47’ east of Grid North in the western margin of this map SCALE TH Drimoleague Non-marine coastal plain siliciclastics SHEEPS HEAD TOE HEAD interpretational between control points. Determination of the actual geological characteristics at any Geological Survey of Ireland Naylor (1975) Viswanthiah (1959) KNrg ANTICLINE GALLEY HEAD GP CE and 27’ east of Grid North in the eastern margin of the map. Magnetic 10km SYNCLINE SYNCLINE particular site will normally require a further detailed localised site investigation. 1:100,000 Sheets 20, 22, 24, 25. KNcs Fault North Naylor et al. (1977) Wingfield (1968) BJ KNat GP See Ordnance Survey Discovery Series maps for precise details on the position of True North and Magnetic North. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any OH NORTHSYNCLINE SKIBBEREEN Higgs & Russell (1981) SK Approx. Non-marine fluvial siliciclastics CASTLE ISLAND Naylor et al. (1978) Xu (1996) ANTICLINE form or by any means without the permission in writing of the publisher. SFGC TH Mainly Old Red Sandstone Magnafacies SOUTH SYNCLINE SKIBBEREEN Higgs et al. (1988, 2000) Naylor & Sevastopulo (1979, 1993) Ordnance Survey 1:30,000 CH BH Coomhola River Fault CE SCALE ~1:75,000 Husain (1957) O’Liathain (1992) Aerial Photographs GP (1:74,991) Igneous Intrusives MIZEN HEAD Published by University College Cork, Ireland. James (1989) O’Sullivan (1986a, 1986b, 1986c) CH DromoreFault 0 Scale 5km LATE MIDDLE DEVONIAN ANTICLINE Extrapolations above and below 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Only faults which apparently displace stratigraphical SUMMARY MAP © University College Cork-National University of Ireland, Cork 2004. ?SK ground level are speculative Vertical = Horizontal Non-marine fluvial and coastal plain ROSSCARBERY Kilometres siliciclastics boundaries at ground level are shown here ANTICLINE 090 V 100 W

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