Lough Dan
Lough Dan is a scenic boomerang-shaped ribbon lake largely set on private property, in the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland. Lough Dan lake lies at the base of Luggala 595 metres and Knocknacloghoge 534 metres mountains.Places of Interest
Highlights include Scarr and Luggala.
Scarr
Peak
Scarr Mountain at 641 metres, is the 174th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 207th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Scarr is situated in the central sector of the Wicklow Mountains range, but off main "central spine" of the range that runs from Kippure in the north, to Lugnaquillia in the south.
Luggala
Peak
Photo: Schcambo, Public domain.
Luggala, also called Fancy Mountain at 595 metres, is the 230th-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale. Being below 600 metres, it does not rank on the Vandeleur-Lynam or Hewitt scales.
Glenmacnass Waterfall
Waterfall
Photo: Crispin Purdye, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glenmacnass Waterfall is an 80-metre high waterfall situated at the head of the Glenmacnass Valley in the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland. The Glenmacnass Waterfall is a popular tourist destination and scenic viewpoint area in the Wicklow Mountains.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Roundwood and Annamoe.
Roundwood
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Roundwood is a small village in the hills of County Wicklow in Ireland, with a population in 2016 of 948. Its Irish name is An Tóchar, "the causeway" which probably refers to the approaches to the nearby monastic centre of Glendalough; but the main reason to be here is to hike its trails.
Annamoe
Hamlet
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Annamoe is a village located on the Avonmore river in County Wicklow, Ireland about 32 km south of Dublin. It is on the R755 road between Roundwood and Laragh on the road to Glendalough.
Laragh
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Laragh is a small village in County Wicklow, Ireland. It lies at the junction of three roads through the Wicklow Mountains and is primarily known for its proximity to the monastic settlement of Glendalough.
Lough Dan
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: County Wicklow, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.06949° or 53° 4′ 10″ northLongitude
-6.28361° or 6° 17′ 1″ westElevation
215 metres (705 feet)Open location code
9C5M3P98+QHOpenStreetMap ID
way 4896046OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
2964886Wikidata ID
Q287141
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Turkish—“Lough Dan” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Dan aintzira”
- Cebuano: “Lough Dan”
- French: “Lough Dan”
- Irish: “Loch Deán”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lough Dan”
- Russian: “Лох-Дан”
- Turkish: “Lough Dan”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Carrigeershinnagh and Scotch Village.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Scotch Village and Coon Beach.
County Wicklow: Must-Visit Destinations
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