Site Details
Site code
002244
Designation
Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
County
Galway
Coordinates
Latitude: 53.165
Longitude: -8.83099
Longitude: -8.83099
Qualifying Interests
Alpine and Boreal heaths [4060]
Juniperus communis formations on heaths or calcareous grasslands [5130]
Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites) [6210]
Limestone pavements [8240]
Site Documents
Download Conservation Objectives
CO002244.pdf [5.9 MB]
Download Site Synopsis
SY002244.pdf [167 KB]
Statutory Instrument
https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2019/si/522/made/en
Download Statutory Instrument Map(s)
MAP002244.pdf [3.6 MB]
Related Publications
| Title: | The conservation status of juniper formations in Ireland [7.1 MB] |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Author: | Cooper, F., Stone, R.E., McEvoy, P., Wilkins, T., Reid, N. |
| Series: | Irish Wildlife Manual |