Dugort Beach, Achill Island

Dugort Beach, Achill Island is classified as achieving Excellent Water Quality in 2025 based on the assessment of bacteriological results for the period 2022 to 2025. Dugort Beach, Achill Island has achieved an Excellent Water Quality rating for the four consecutive years 2022 to 2025. Annual water quality ratings are generally calculated using monitoring results over a four-year period and are assessed against stringent bacterial limits to protect bather health.

This beach is located approx. 3 Km east of Doogort village in Achill Island. The Designated Bathing Area of Silver Strand is small, 150m long, set at the western end of a north facing medium sized beach approximately 500m long bordered at it's western end by a road leading to Seal Caves further around the headland and a low headland to the east. There is a large grassy area between the beach and the public road and the sand dunes form a visible barrier between this and the beach itself. The bathing area is approximately 2.25km wide. The bathing water is approximately 0.78km2 in area.