The Murrough Wetlands | |
Alt Name: | Na Bogaigh Murrach |
Map: | Ireland |
Relief: | 1 |
Location: | County Wicklow, Ireland |
Coordinates: | 53.009°N -6.051°W |
Area Acre: | 1489 |
Designation: | Special Area of Conservation Special Protection Area |
Governing Body: | National Parks and Wildlife Service |
The Murrough Wetlands are a 15adj=onNaNadj=on long complex of coastal wetlands in County Wicklow, Ireland.[1] The main wetland is centred around Broad Lough immediately north of Wicklow town. Broad Lough is a large estuarine lake that is cut off from the Irish Sea by a long, thin shingle ridge. Smaller, disconnected wetland areas such as the East Coast Nature Reserve and the Kicoole Marshes are also included in the complex.[2] The Murrough Wetlands are the most extensive wetland area on the east coast of Ireland, and are an EU-designated Special Area of Conservation and Special Protection Area.[3]