Banbridge / Newry and Mourne Area Plan 2015
Strategic Plan Framework: The Coast
The Plan Area coastline extends for approximately 50 kilometres from the Newry River estuary in the west to Maggy's Leap, at the foot of Slieve Donard, in the east. The city of Newry and the towns of Warrenpoint and Kilkeel, as well as a number of villages and small settlements, are located adjacent to the coast. Almost all of the coastal area is within either the Mourne AONB or the Ring of Gullion AONB.
Sections of the coast are protected by a number of international and national nature conservation designations. These include:
- Carlingford Lough Ramsar;
- Carlingford Lough Special Protected Area (SPA);
- Murlough Special Area of Conservation (SAC);
- Carlingford Lough Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI);
- Mourne Coast Area of Scientific Interest (ASI); and
- South Mourne Coast ASI.
Details of these designations can be found in the Countryside Assessment Supplement.
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