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{{Main|Lough Leane}} | {{Main|Lough Leane}} | ||
[[File:Lough Leane (pixinn.net).jpg|right|thumb|200px|Lough Leane]] | [[File:Lough Leane (pixinn.net).jpg|right|thumb|200px|Lough Leane]] | ||
Lough Leane is the largest and northernmost of the three lakes, approximately {{convert|19|km2|acre|0}} in size.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://homepage.eircom.net/~knp/sites/index.htm |title=Official Killarney National Park Website |date=2007-02-07 | | Lough Leane is the largest and northernmost of the three lakes, approximately {{convert|19|km2|acre|0}} in size.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://homepage.eircom.net/~knp/sites/index.htm |title=Official Killarney National Park Website |date=2007-02-07 |accessdate=2017-03-24 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070207105247/http://homepage.eircom.net/~knp/sites/index.htm#abb |archivedate=2007-02-07 |df=}}</ref> It is also the largest body of fresh water in the region.<ref>[http://www.botanicgardens.ie/gspc/ireland/living.pdf Living with Nature: The Designation of Nature Conservation Sites in Ireland] - The Department of the Environment and Local Government</ref> The [[River Laune]] drains Lough Leane to the north-west towards [[Killorglin]] and into [[Dingle Bay]]. | ||
Leane is dotted with small forested islands, including [[Innisfallen Island]], which holds the remains of the ruined Innisfallen Abbey.<ref name=rnat /> On the eastern edge of the lake, [[Ross_Island,_Killarney|Ross Island]], more properly a peninsula, was the site of some of the earliest Copper Age metalwork in prehistoric Ireland.<ref name="Brad146">p142-146, Richard Bradley ''The prehistory of Britain and Ireland,'' Cambridge University Press, 2007, ISBN 0-521-84811-3</ref> [[Ross Castle]], a 15th-century keep, sits on the eastern shore of the lake, north of the Ross Island peninsula. | Leane is dotted with small forested islands, including [[Innisfallen Island]], which holds the remains of the ruined Innisfallen Abbey.<ref name=rnat /> On the eastern edge of the lake, [[Ross_Island,_Killarney|Ross Island]], more properly a peninsula, was the site of some of the earliest Copper Age metalwork in prehistoric Ireland.<ref name="Brad146">p142-146, Richard Bradley ''The prehistory of Britain and Ireland,'' Cambridge University Press, 2007, ISBN 0-521-84811-3</ref> [[Ross Castle]], a 15th-century keep, sits on the eastern shore of the lake, north of the Ross Island peninsula. | ||
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{{Main|Muckross Lake}} | {{Main|Muckross Lake}} | ||
[[File:Muckross Lake - geograph.org.uk - 260386.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Muckross Lake from Brickeen Bridge]] | [[File:Muckross Lake - geograph.org.uk - 260386.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Muckross Lake from Brickeen Bridge]] | ||
Also known as Middle Lake or Torc Lake, Muckross is just south of Lough Leane.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=jgMoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA37&dq=muckross+lake&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiqlsaV9-3SAhUB3WMKHbBxBEUQ6AEIPTAG#v=onepage&q=muckross%20lake&f=false|title=The Lakes of Killarney|last=Ballantyne|first=Robert Michael|date=1865-01-01|publisher=T. Nelson|language=en}}</ref> The two are separated by a small peninsula, crossed by a stone arched bridge called Brickeen Bridge.<ref name=rnat /> It is Ireland's deepest lake, reaching to 246 feet in parts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gleannfia.com/lakes.htm|title=Killarney Lakes|last=Enterprise|first=Foran|website=www.gleannfia.com| | Also known as Middle Lake or Torc Lake, Muckross is just south of Lough Leane.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=jgMoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA37&dq=muckross+lake&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiqlsaV9-3SAhUB3WMKHbBxBEUQ6AEIPTAG#v=onepage&q=muckross%20lake&f=false|title=The Lakes of Killarney|last=Ballantyne|first=Robert Michael|date=1865-01-01|publisher=T. Nelson|language=en}}</ref> The two are separated by a small peninsula, crossed by a stone arched bridge called Brickeen Bridge.<ref name=rnat /> It is Ireland's deepest lake, reaching to 246 feet in parts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gleannfia.com/lakes.htm|title=Killarney Lakes|last=Enterprise|first=Foran|website=www.gleannfia.com|accessdate=2017-03-24}}</ref> A paved hiking trail of approximately six miles circles the lake. | ||
===Upper Lake=== | ===Upper Lake=== | ||
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The Lakes of Killarney are a scenic attraction located in Killarney National Park near Killarney, County Kerry.
There are three main lakes:
- Lough Leane
- Muckross Lake (also called Middle Lake) and
- Upper Lake.[1]
Surroundings
The lakes sit in a low valley some 65 feet above sea level.[1] They are surrounded by the rugged slopes of MacGillycuddy's Reeks; Ireland's highest mountains.
The N71 road from Killarney to Kenmare passes a viewpoint called Ladies View which offers a view of the lakes and valleys. On the occasion of Queen Victoria's visit in 1861, the point was apparently chosen by the queen's ladies-in-waiting as the finest in the land; hence the name.
The lakes
Lough Leane
- Main article: Lough Leane
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Lough Leane is the largest and northernmost of the three lakes, approximately 4,695 acres (19 km²) in size.[2] It is also the largest body of fresh water in the region.[3] The River Laune drains Lough Leane to the north-west towards Killorglin and into Dingle Bay.
Leane is dotted with small forested islands, including Innisfallen Island, which holds the remains of the ruined Innisfallen Abbey.[1] On the eastern edge of the lake, Ross Island, more properly a peninsula, was the site of some of the earliest Copper Age metalwork in prehistoric Ireland.[4] Ross Castle, a 15th-century keep, sits on the eastern shore of the lake, north of the Ross Island peninsula.
Muckross Lake
- Main article: Muckross Lake
Also known as Middle Lake or Torc Lake, Muckross is just south of Lough Leane.[5] The two are separated by a small peninsula, crossed by a stone arched bridge called Brickeen Bridge.[1] It is Ireland's deepest lake, reaching to 246 feet in parts.[6] A paved hiking trail of approximately six miles circles the lake.
Upper Lake
- Main article: Upper Lake, Killarney
The Upper Lake is the smallest of the three lakes, and the southernmost. It is separated from the others by a winding channel some two and a half miles long.[1]
Gallery
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Ross Castle visible across Lough Leane -
View near Ross Castle -
Brickeen Bridge, where Lough Leane and Muckross Lake meet -
The lakes as viewed from Ladies View -
Another view from the Ladies View point -
Hand-drawn map of the Lakes by Alphonse Dousseau (1830-1869) -
Upper Lake by Fergus O’Connor c. 1920
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Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Lakes of Killarney) |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 'Natural Wonders of the World': Reader's Digest Association, 1980 ISBN 0-89577-087-3
- ↑ "Official Killarney National Park Website". 2007-02-07. Archived from the original on 2007-02-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20070207105247/http://homepage.eircom.net/~knp/sites/index.htm#abb. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- ↑ Living with Nature: The Designation of Nature Conservation Sites in Ireland - The Department of the Environment and Local Government
- ↑ p142-146, Richard Bradley The prehistory of Britain and Ireland, Cambridge University Press, 2007, ISBN 0-521-84811-3
- ↑ Ballantyne, Robert Michael (1865-01-01) (in en). The Lakes of Killarney. T. Nelson. https://books.google.ca/books?id=jgMoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA37&dq=muckross+lake&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiqlsaV9-3SAhUB3WMKHbBxBEUQ6AEIPTAG#v=onepage&q=muckross%20lake&f=false.
- ↑ Enterprise, Foran. "Killarney Lakes". http://www.gleannfia.com/lakes.htm. Retrieved 2017-03-24.