Barleycove

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Barley Cove
Barleycove
Bá na hEornan (Irish)
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The beach at Barley Cove, within the Barley Cove to Ballyrisode Point SAC, lies between two hills and has extensive sand dunes
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Location County Cork, Ireland
Coordinates 51°28′N9°46′W / 51.47°N 9.77°W / 51.47; -9.77
Type Bay
Part ofBarley Cove to Ballyrisode Point SAC
Ocean/sea sourcesAtlantic Ocean
Managing agency National Parks and Wildlife Service
Official nameBarley Cove to Ballyrisode Point SAC
Designated2018
Reference no.001040 [1]

Barleycove or Barley Cove (Irish : Bá na hEornan, meaning 'bay of the barley') [2] is a bay and beach in County Cork, on the south coast of Ireland. It is situated close to Mizen Head on the Mizen Peninsula, with Crookhaven or Goleen being the nearest villages. The beach is part of an area designated as one of several Special Areas of Conservation in Ireland (or SACs) under the European Union's Habitats Directive, due to the variety of wildlife and habitats in the sand dunes. [3]

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History

Barley Cove beach lies within Mallavoge townland. [2] Evidence of ancient settlement in Mallavoge townland includes a number of ringfort and promontory fort sites at Brow Head. [4]

The dunes at Barley Cove originate from large waves, triggered on 1 November 1755, by an earthquake and tsunami in Lisbon, Portugal. It was reported in the Cork Journal of 2 November 1755 that 15 ft waves were experienced as a result of this event. A side-effect of the tsunami is Barley Cove's dune system, as much of the beach's sand was deposited by these large waves. [5] [6]

Conservation area

The area between Barley Cove and Ballyrisode Point (the Barley Cove to Ballyrisode Point SAC) has been designated as a legally protected Special Area of Conservation (SAC) under a number of qualifying Natura 2000 criteria. [1]

The conservation area, which extends significantly beyond Barley Cove bay and covers a 10 km stretch of coastline eastwards to Toormore Bay, [7] was proposed as a Site of Community Importance (SCI) in 2002. [1] [8] It was designated as a Special Area of Conservation in 2018. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Barley Cove to Ballyrisode Point SAC". npws.ie. National Parks & Wildlife Service. Archived from the original on 13 February 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Bá na hEornan / Barley Cove". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Barley Cove". westcorkweb.ie. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  4. ↑ Record of Monuments and Places - County Cork - Volume 2 (Ordnance Survey Sheets 79-end). National Monuments and Historic Properties Service. 1998.
  5. ↑ "Earth-shattering experience in Burren". Irish Examiner. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  6. ↑ Beese, Anthony (August 2021). "Tsunamigenic sand interpreted at Barley Cove, County Cork, Ireland" (PDF). IQUA (66): 5–7. ISSN   0790-4096. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 February 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Site Synopsis - Barley Cove to Ballyrisode Point SAC" (PDF). npws.ie. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "EUNIS- Barley Cove to Ballyrisode Point SAC". eunis.eea.europa.eu. Archived from the original on 13 February 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  9. ↑ "S.I. No. 489/2018 - European Union Habitats (Barley Cove to Ballyrisode Point Special Area of Conservation 0010 40) Regulations 2018". irishstatutebook.ie/. Archived from the original on 13 February 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
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