Keem Beach, Achill Island
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Keem Beach, Achill Island is a beach in the county of Mayo. During the bathing season, a lifeguard is on duty. There are toilets and a parking spot nearby. Dogs must be kept on a leash at all times. Enhanced accessibility for disabled persons.
Keem Beach is a sheltered sandy beach with steep gradient located in Croaghan/Slievemore and Achill Head SAC. It is home to a variety of plant, animal, and bird species and offers activities such as swimming, surfing, and fishing. The designated bathing area spans approximately 0.14km2 with medium and maximum water depths of 0.5m and 5.0m respectively, depending on tide.
The main activities at the beach are swimming and surfing, but the beach is also used by a limited number for sailing, canoeing, water skiing, jet skies, scuba-diving / snorkeling and fishing.
Keem beach is located approximately 10km west of Keel village on Achill Island at the end of the R319. Keem beach is a sheltered sandy horseshoe shaped beach facing southeast. It is bordered on both sides by steep cliffs, to the north by the slopes of the Croaghan Mountain and to the south by a spar called Moyteoge Head. Keem Beach forms part of Achill Head SAC (Site Code 002268) and the Croaghaun/Slievemore SAC and pNHA (Site Code 001955). The length of the Designated Beach Area (DBA) is approximately 300m and the Bathing Area is approximately 0.14km2 in area.
Keem Beach is a sheltered sandy beach facing southeast with a steep gradient. The beach has a stepped valley to the rear which is made up of boulders and stones. Two freshwater streams flow into the sea from the surrounding land at Keem beach.
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