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Runkerry ASSI

Last updated: 5 February 2010

Site No ASSI 175
Area 24.12 (ha)
Declared Date 20/01/1999
Confirmed Date 19/08/1999
County Antrim
Council(s) Coleraine BC, Moyle DC
Keywords Earth Science

picture of eyebright flowersA beach system of international importance demonstrating beach states from dissipative to reflective. A wide range of rhythmic morphological features are present including beach cusps, rip current channels, longshore rip feeder channels, giant cusps and migratory transverse and crescentic nearshore bars.

Site Related Documents

Site map (.PDF 800Kb)Opens in New window, Citation document (.PDF 111Kb)Opens in New window and Views about Management document (.PDF 53Kb)Opens in New window.