Site Details
Site code
000432
Designation
Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
County
Limerick
Coordinates
Latitude: 52.6011
Longitude: -9.03724
Longitude: -9.03724
Qualifying Interests
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]
Euphydryas aurinia (Marsh Fritillary) [1065]
Site Documents
Download Conservation Objectives
CO000432.pdf [1.4 MB]
Download Site Synopsis
SY000432.pdf [128 KB]
Statutory Instrument
https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2022/si/561/made/en/pdf
Download Statutory Instrument Map(s)
MAP000432.pdf [1.9 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 |
| Title: | A Report on Areas of Scientific Interest in Co. Limerick [1.4 MB] |
| Year: | 1971 |
| Author: | Young, R. |
| Series: | Unpublished Report |
| Title: | Barrigone SAC [3.2 MB] |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Author: | NPWS |
| Series: | Conservation Plan |