Ross CastleRoss stands on the shore of Lough Leane, and boats go out to the islands from the jetty beside it.
Mountain
The Gap of Dunloe
Beaufort, County Kerry
One road runs through the middle of this narrow pass between the Purple Mountain and the Reeks.
This scenic mountain gap dates back two million years, when slow-moving ice carved a narrow mountain pass between these mountains.
- Where
- Beaufort, County Kerry
- Address
- Dunloe Upper, Gap of Dunloe
- Official site
- gapofdunloe.com
- Map
- Directions · OpenStreetMap
- Before you go
- Opening times, prices and access change. Check with the place itself.
Nearby
The closest places on our lists, in any county.
Ross CastleRoss stands on the shore of Lough Leane, and boats go out to the islands from the jetty beside it.
Killarney National ParkLakes, oak woodland and mountain on the edge of the town, with paths that start at the gate.
Muckross HouseMuckross sits on the lake shore inside the national park, with farms and gardens laid out around it.
Torc WaterfallThe waterfall is a short walk from the road, and steps climb from it to a view over the lakes.
MacGillycuddy's ReeksIreland's highest range runs west from Killarney, with Carrauntoohil in the middle of it.
Killarney House and GardensHouse and formal gardens at the town end of the national park, with a walk straight through to the lake.On nearby
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