Upper Lake

Upper Lake is a lake in County Kerry, Munster. Upper Lake is situated nearby to the locality Gallavally, as well as near Madman’s Seat.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Killarney National Park and Derrycunihy Church.

Killarney National Park

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Killarney National Park, near the town of Killarney, County Kerry, was the first national park in Ireland, created when the Muckross Estate was donated to the Irish Free State in 1932. Killarney National Park is situated 3½ km northeast of Upper Lake.

Derrycunihy Church

Ruins

Photo: Thommcg1980, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Derrycunihy Church is a ruins.

Purple Mountain at 832 metres high, is the 21st–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 28th–highest according to the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. It is located in County Kerry, and is the highest point of the Purple Mountain Group. Purple Mountain is situated 3½ km northwest of Upper Lake.

Upper Lake

Type: Lake
Category: body of water
Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.9775° or 51° 58′ 39″ north

Longitude

-9.60139° or 9° 36′ 5″ west

Elevation

21 metres (69 feet)

Open location code

9C3GX9GX+XC

GeoNames ID

3290594

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Ladies View and Looscaunagh Hill.

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