survey BPGeast13
centreline
flags duplicate
#Cave:Poulnagollum
#Survey Name:
#Description:POLLNAGOLLUM# BRANCH PASSAGE GALLERY EAST
#Survey of tributary on right facing upstream from station 90 of 1957 survey. 
#Location: The County Clare
#Country:Rep of Ireland
#People - 
#Date:
#Instrument Set:
#Calibration:
#Typed in by Simon Flower on
#Adjusted for computing by Andrew Atkinson, 2001 
#Source: UBSS 1958-I {red circled A in top right hand corner}
#The Middland Series Excercise Book 
#
data normal from to length bearing ignoreall
units tape feet
calibrate tape +11
#see below
calibrate compass +14
#Bearings have had 14 taken off ie +14 would read zero
#Page 12
#
#Note: In 1957 account of exploration of BPG this junction is described in such 
#terms as to indicate that water flow from the passage, BPG East, and BPG, West 
#are appropriately equal. This is apparently incorrect. A fresh description 
#covering this point is required 5/11/58
#Page 13
#
#Bearings and distances are from staion n-1 to station n.
#NB first column added for computing
#Cross sections are at ataion n.
#Subtract 11 feet from each distance
#
90	R1	29	56	[PICTURE] Same roof as BPG
R1	L2	37.5	12	Breakdown of walls because of stream undercutting
L2	R3	47.5	48	Good canyon passage, getting higher (7.5'), with 
#				a moonmilk floor. There is a small stream which
#				has slight meanders. Most fossils are 
#				corals but there are a few productids
R3	L4	24.5	53	8' high
L4	R5	16.25	69	[PICTURE]
#
#Page 14
#
R5	L6	24	38
L6	R7	19.25	87	Passage wider because of wall breakdown, some
#				largish formations on the shattered 
#				blocks. 6'wide 8' high.
R7	L8	38.5	28	Narrow again (2'6")
L8	R9	18	66	Soft stal. flow stone on walls.
R9	R10	44.75	31	[PICTURE]
R10	L11	60.5	20	Very fine straws (transparent). More wall breakdown. #				Fever rises. Roof keeps fairly level. [PICTURE]
L11	R12	18.25	61	Small trib left at roof height. Left wall v.shattered.
R12	R13	39	21	[PICTURE]
R13	L14	40	350	[PICTURE]
L14	R15	31	30	Calcited rock barrier
R15	L16	45.25	348	
L16	R18	20	335	Roof crack opens up. Stal flow and moonmilk everywhere 
#				[PICTURE]
R18	R19	19.5	21	"
R19	L20	59	342	[PICTURE]
L20	R21	51	14	Bouldery floor rising, passage 4' high. Much wall breakdown.
#
#Page 16
#
R21	L22	40.5	343	Aven in roof, 15' high, blocked by boulders, with a draught 
#				going up.
L22	R23	29	356	[PICTURE]
R23	L24	28	342	Dry blocked trib left.
L24	R25	24.5	20	[PICTURE]
R25	R26	54	1	[PICTURE]
R26	R27	56.75	347	Small aven R. Doesn't go.
R27	L28	35	330	Small trib L. wall breakdown.
L28	R29	28	2	Fine [EURATIC?]
R29	R30	34	328	Broken moonmilk false floor.
R30	L31	45	335	Small trib left at roof height.
L31	R32	24	80	shale shingle floor, no more moonmilk [PICTURE]
#
#Page 17
#
R32	L33	29.75	16	
L33	Centre34	22	25	stalagmite barrier
#
#Bearing onwards 341 degrees. Bedding plane entered for 10 body lengths and is 
#covered with straws. appears to go on very low. Graffiti on stal barrier.
#
#Total surveyed Length (corrected) 710.75 feet.
#(The roof form as shown in sections suggests formation by development along a 
#single channel in the original bedding plane, first stage, development - 5/4/58)
endcentreline
endsurvey