Landscape Appraisal of County Mayo Comhairle Chontae Mhaigh Eo MAYO COUNTY COUNCIL Landscape Appraisal for County Mayo Table of Contents 1.- Project Methodology........................................................................................................................... 1 1.1.- Landscape Protection and Problem Definition ............................................................................. 1 2.- Character Unit Descriptions, Boundary Determinants & Critical Landscape Factors ...............4 2.1.- Introduction....................................................................................................................................4 2.2 - Area A: Achill, Clare, Inishturk and related Coastal Complex.....................................................4 2.2.1.- Description................................................................................................................................4 2.2.2.- Land Uses..................................................................................................................................4 2.2.3.- Boundary Determinants ............................................................................................................4 2.2.4.- Critical Landscape Factors........................................................................................................5 2.3.- Area B: North West Coastal Moorland..........................................................................................8 2.3.1.- Description................................................................................................................................8 2.3.2.- Land Uses..................................................................................................................................8 2.3.3.- Boundary Determinants ............................................................................................................8 2.3.4.- Critical Landscape Factors........................................................................................................9 2.4.- Area C: North-West Coastal Bog.................................................................................................11 2.4.1.- Description..............................................................................................................................11 2.4.2.- Land Uses................................................................................................................................11 2.4.3.- Boundary Determinants ..........................................................................................................11 2.4.4.- Critical Landscape Factors......................................................................................................12 2.5.- Area D: North Coast Plateaux......................................................................................................13 2.5.1.- Description..............................................................................................................................13 2.5.2.- Land Uses................................................................................................................................13 2.5.3- Boundary Determinants ...........................................................................................................13 2.5.4.- Critical Landscape factors.......................................................................................................13 2.6.- Area E: North Mayo Mountain Moorland ...................................................................................15 2.6.1.- Description..............................................................................................................................15 2.6.2.- Land Uses................................................................................................................................15 2.6.3.- Boundary Determinants ..........................................................................................................15 2.6.4.- Critical Landscape Factors......................................................................................................16 2.7.- Area F: North Mayo Inland Bog Basin........................................................................................18 2.7.1.- Description..............................................................................................................................18 2.7.2.- Land Uses................................................................................................................................18 2.7.3.- Boundary Determinants ..........................................................................................................18 2.7.4.- Critical Landscape Factors......................................................................................................19 2.8.- Area G: North Mayo Drumlins ....................................................................................................20 2.8.1.- Description..............................................................................................................................20 2.8.2.- Land Uses................................................................................................................................20 2.8.3.- Boundary Determinants ..........................................................................................................20 2.8.4.- Critical Landscape Factors......................................................................................................21 2.9.- Area H: East Mayo Uplands ........................................................................................................23 2.9.1.- Description..............................................................................................................................23 2.9.2.- Land Uses................................................................................................................................23 2.9.3.- Boundary Determinants ..........................................................................................................23 2.9.4.- Critical Landscape Factors......................................................................................................24 2.10.- Area I: Central Mayo Mountain Moorland ................................................................................25 2.10.1.- Description............................................................................................................................25 2.10.2.- Land Uses..............................................................................................................................25 2.10.3.- Boundary Determinants ........................................................................................................25 2.10.4.- Critical Landscape Factors....................................................................................................26 2.11.- Area J: Clew Bay Glacial Drumlins........................................................................................... 28 2.11.1.- Description............................................................................................................................ 28 2.11.2.- Land Uses.............................................................................................................................. 28 2.11.3.- Boundary Determinants ........................................................................................................ 28 2.12.- Area K: East-Central Drumlin Spine ......................................................................................... 31 CAAS Ltd. Table of Contents Report Landscape Appraisal for County Mayo 2.12.1.- Description............................................................................................................................ 31 2.12.2.- Land Uses.............................................................................................................................. 31 2.12.3.- Boundary Determinants ........................................................................................................ 31 2.12.4.- Critical Landscape Factors.................................................................................................... 32 2.13.- Area L: South-East Mayo Plains................................................................................................ 34 2.13.1.- Description............................................................................................................................ 34 2.13.2.- Land Uses.............................................................................................................................. 34 2.13.3.- Boundary Determinants ........................................................................................................ 34 2.13.4.- Critical Landscape Factors.................................................................................................... 35 2.14.- Area M: Lakeland Drumlins ...................................................................................................... 36 2.14.1.- Description............................................................................................................................ 36 2.14.2.- Land Uses.............................................................................................................................. 36 2.14.3.- Boundary Determinants .......................................................................................................