The townland, in the southeastern part of Achill, belongs to the barony of Burrishoole in Achill Parish and has an area of 895.47 hectares (8.9547 square kilometres (3.4574 sq mi)).
[1] Sraheens Bog is officially designated a Natural Heritage Area (NHA).
[3] The landscape of the townland and bog is dominated mainly by Black Bog-rush (Schoenus nigricans) and Purple Moor-grass (Molinia caerulea), along with Carnation Sedge (Carex panicea), Ling Heather (Calluna vulgaris), Cross-leaved Heath (Erica tetralix), Bog Asphodel (Narthecium ossifragum), Round-leaved Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia), Many-stalked Spike-rush (Eleocharis multicaulis), Deergrass (Scirpus cespitosus), and Common Cottongrass (Eriophorum angustifolium) .
[3] Isoetes echinospora and Leptobryum pyriforme grow in the area around Sraheens Lough.
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