Broadhaven Bay

Broadhaven Bay
Cnocán na Líne (Irish)
Stone circle at Glengad overlooking Broadhaven Bay
Stone circle at Glengad overlooking bay
Broadhaven Bay location in Ireland
Broadhaven Bay location in Ireland
Bay location in Ireland
LocationCounty Mayo, Ireland
Coordinates54°17′17″N 9°53′38″W / 54.288°N 9.894°W / 54.288; -9.894
Ocean/sea sourcesAtlantic Ocean
Max. width8.6 km (5.3 mi)
Official nameBlacksod Bay and Broadhaven
Designated7 June 1996
Reference no.844[1]

Broadhaven Bay (Irish: Cnocán na Líne) is a natural bay of the Atlantic Ocean on the northwestern coast of County Mayo, Ireland. The opening of the bay faces northward, stretching 8.6 km between Erris Head in the west and Kid Island/Oileán Mionnán in the east.

It borders the parishes of Kilcommon, Kiltane and Kilmore Erris in the Barony of Erris. Landscape largely consists of Atlantic blanket bog interspersed with some areas of machair and white sandy beaches. Population is relatively low, mainly concentrated around inlets along the coastline.

  1. ^ "Blacksod Bay and Broadhaven". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.