Brown Island
Brown Island is an islet in County Kerry, Munster. Brown Island is situated nearby to the locality Mahony’s Point, as well as near the hamlet Gortroe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in County Kerry, Ireland
- Also known as: “Rabbit or Brown Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Innisfallen and Ross Castle.
Innisfallen
Island
Photo: Bkwillwm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Innisfallen or Inishfallen is an island in Lough Leane; one of the three Lakes of Killarney in County Kerry, Ireland. Innisfallen is home to the ruins of Innisfallen Abbey.
Ross Castle
Photo: Dumphasizer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ross Castle is a 15th-century tower house and keep on the edge of Lough Leane, in Killarney National Park, County Kerry, Ireland. It is the ancestral home of the Chiefs of the Clan O'Donoghue, later associated with the Brownes of Killarney. Ross Castle is situated 3 km east of Brown Island.
St Mary’s Cathedral, Killarney
Church
Photo: Romeparis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Mary's Cathedral, Killarney, is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Kerry situated to the west of Killarney in County Kerry, Ireland. St Mary’s Cathedral, Killarney is situated 3½ km east of Brown Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fossa and Killarney.
Fossa
Hamlet
Photo: Bkwillwm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fossa is a village and parish in County Kerry, Ireland, north of the Lakes of Killarney. Townlands in Fossa parish:…
Killarney
Photo: Bkwillwm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Killarney is a town in County Kerry in southwest Ireland. It has a resident population of about 14,000 but in summer they're outnumbered by tourists, because this is one of the most scenic areas of Ireland, firmly on the tourist circuit for over 150 years.
Beaufort
Village
Photo: Europa76, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beaufort is a small village that lies on the banks of the River Laune in County Kerry, in the southwest of Ireland. It consists of a post office, three public houses, one supermarket, parish hall, guest houses and thirty private houses. Beaufort is situated 5 km northwest of Brown Island.
Brown Island
- Categories: island, forest, locality, and landform
- Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.04973° or 52° 2′ 59″ northLongitude
-9.57° or 9° 34′ 12″ westElevation
17 metres (56 feet)Open location code
9C4G2CXH+VXOpenStreetMap ID
way 26526921OpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
3290608Wikidata ID
Q26716843
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Brown Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Brown Island (pulo sa Ireland, Munster, Ciarraí)”
- Cebuano: “Brown Island”
- Swedish: “Brown Island”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mahony’s Point and Gortroe.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Abbot’s Church and Heron Island.
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