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Polltoophil Main Sink

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The Irish Caves Database records Polltoophil Main Sink at Castletown in County Galway. This point comes from its public cave register. A cave map point does not by itself grant access: check local conditions and ask the landowner where needed.

From the Irish Caves Database, University of Bristol Spelæological Society record 2134

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  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • dougf, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Kiltartan Gregory Museum; photographer not stated, Kiltartan Gregory Museum
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.flickr.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
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