Derrylin cement plant: Gortmullan, Co. Fermanagh
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Derrylin cement plant: Gortmullan, Co. Fermanagh
Image: © Dylan Moore Taken: 2 Jul 2009
This plant commenced operation in 1989. Slieve Rushen, northwest of the plant, is of Meenymore Sandstone (= Millstone Grit), underlain by Carboniferous Limestone which crops out at the base: the latter supplies raw material for the plant. For more details, see http://www.cementkilns.co.uk/cement_kiln_derrylin.html.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.142878
Longitude
-7.572547