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Dunmore Cave
Dunmore Cave () is a limestone solutional cave in Ballyfoyle, County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is formed in Lower Carboniferous (Viséan) limestone of the Clogrenan Formation. It is a show cave open to the public, particularly well known for its rich archaeological discoveries and for being the site of a Viking massacre in 928.
== Show cave ==
The caves are located to the east of and close to the N78 Kilkenny–Castlecomer road and about north of Kilkenny City.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.heritageireland.ie/en/South-East/DunmoreCave/ )〕 The entrance is in the townland of Mohill,〔 where a tourist centre has been established at the site. Overlooking the Dinnin river valley, it is found in an isolated outcrop of limestone on the Castlecomer Plateau.〔
Dunmore is not one of the largest of Ireland's caves. It contains just a quarter of a mile of passages and at its deepest point, it descends to , but it possesses some fine calcite formations. The most spectacular is the Market Cross, a distinctly cross-shaped column over high.
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