The Gap of Dunloe, Ireland
Details
Lochs Lakes and Waterfalls, Nature Reserve, Walking and Climbing
Address:
- Killarney
- County Kerry
- 00 000
- Ireland
Opening Hours:
Open year round - Our Door Adventure area.The Gap of Dunloe Loch, Lake, Waterfall in Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland
The Gap of Dunloe, hewn two million years ago by giant, slow moving ice is probably the finest example of a glaciated valley in western Europe.
The Gap of Dunloe, hewn two million years ago by giant, slow moving ice is probably the finest example of a glaciated valley in western Europe.
It is a narrow pass in the the mountains of the McGuillycuddy Reeks mainly between the Purple Mountain on the left and the Bull Mountain. Here the visitor travels along 10kms of winding pathway alongside 5 'Loughs'
Nowadays it is best traversed in the traditional way, ..by pony and trap from Kate Kearneys Cottage.
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