Portballintrae ASSI

Protected area type: Areas of Special Scientific Interest

Feature type:

Earth Science

County:

Antrim

Council: Antrim and Newtownabbey

Guidance and literature: Portballintrae ASSI

The cliff at Portballintrae consists of a series of sediments and features indicating the pattern of sediment deposition and fluctuations in the relative level of sand and sea.

They date from the latter stages of ice sheet retreat, some 17,000 years ago.

ASSI Guidance for Public Bodies/Competent Authorities
Coastal Areas of Special Scientific Interest
Conservation Management Plans (CMPs)
European Marine Sites - Marine Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas
Introduction to Conservation Management Plans (CMPs) for Northern Ireland’s Special Areas of Conservation
Marine Conservation Zones
Marine Protected Areas
Marine Ramsar sites
Special Areas of Conservation
Special Areas of Conservation for Harbour porpoise
Special Protection Areas

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