Baldoyle Bay | |
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Location in Ireland | |
Location | Fingal, County Dublin, Ireland |
Nearest city | Dublin (suburbs of Portmarnock and Baldoyle) |
Coordinates | 53°24′04″N 6°07′28″W / 53.401°N 6.1245°W |
Established | 1988 |
Designated | 25 October 1988 |
Reference no. | 413[1] |
Baldoyle Bay is a sea inlet on the east coast of Fingal in Ireland, in the traditional County Dublin. It is situated between Portmarnock, at its head, and Baldoyle. It contains two small estuaries, those of the Sluice River and the Mayne River, and is sometimes called Baldoyle Estuary.[2][3] The inlet is an important natural feature with protected status. It was once the site of a Viking longphort and later the fishing village of Baldoyle developed near its outlet to the sea.