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Ireby Main Sink

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What is recorded here

Ireby Main Sink is shown as a cave on the public map of Lancaster. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
Ireby Main Sink is a karstic feature formed through the dissolution of underlying limestone by acidic water. While no specific archaeological or folklore history is widely recorded, such sinkholes in the Lancaster area are often associated with historical land use and local water management practices.

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