Loughshinny Beach
Loughshinny is a small seaside village situated in North County Dublin. The beach here is a sheltered cove like beach with an active fishing harbour and a picnic area. There is a public car park at the beach. The village is served by the No. 33 bus service from Dublin City Centre. The beach is approximately a 20-minute walk from the bus stop.
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Bathing Water Quality
Loughshinny Beach is one of the designated beaches under the Quality of Bathing Waters Regulations, 1992. Regular monitoring is carried out on the beach during the summer months as required by the Regulations.
You can download below the charts to view the Bathing Water Quality for Loughshinny Beach.
Lifeguard Information
All potential visitors to the beach are reminded of the dangers that exist along our coastline during the bathing season.
Loughshinny Beach is guarded by Lifeguards during the bathing season. Lifeguard cover will be provided on weekends only for June and July.
Daily cover will be provided from Monday to Sunday during August (11.00 am to 7.00pm).
The presence of lifeguards on duty is indicated by the flying of the red/yellow flag.
Martello Tower
From Loughshinny Beach the Martello Tower at Drumanagh is visible. The Martello Tower is one of a series built at the start of the 1800's as a defence against a Napoleonic invasion. The name 'Martello' is thought to be a corruption of Mortella, a place in Corsica where a fortified tower was used to resist British forces during 1793. Many of these towers remain today along the east coast of Ireland. Martello towers are usually about 40 feet in diametre with an entrance above the ground, reached by ladder or stairs. There are other towers close by at Skerries, Rush and Donabate.
Rock Formations
The geology of Loughshinny is remarkable and consists of layers of grey limestone and black shales formed about 300 million years ago. The visible folding of the rocks happened later, about 290 million years ago. This process resulted in chevron or zigzag folds which are visible in the 'Loughshinny Formation'. This can be seen a short walk from the Loughshinny Harbour.
Millennium Walk
This walking route around the Loughshinny area highlights and interprets areas of historic interest and was established by the local community with support from the Rural Dublin LEADER Company.