Muckross Abbey
Muckross Abbey is a building in County Kerry, Munster. Muckross Abbey is situated nearby to Torc Waterfall.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Muckross House and Ross Castle.
Muckross House
Castle
Photo: Emmett.Hume, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Muckross House is located on the small Muckross Peninsula between Muckross Lake and Lough Leane, two of the lakes of Killarney, 6 kilometres from the town of Killarney in County Kerry, Ireland. Muckross House is situated 1 km southwest of Muckross 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 northwest of Muckross Abbey.
Torc Waterfall
Waterfall
Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Torc Waterfall is a 20 metres high, 110 metres long cascade waterfall formed by the Owengarriff River as it drains from the Devil's Punchbowl corrie lake at Mangerton Mountain. Torc Waterfall is situated 2½ km south of Muckross Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Killarney and Fossa.
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.
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:… Fossa is situated 8 km northwest of Muckross Abbey.
Kilcummin Farmhill
Village
Kilcummin is a village in County Kerry, Ireland, about 6 kilometres north-east of Killarney. The population was 612 at the 2022 census. Kilcummin GAA Club was formed in 1910 and competes in gaelic football. Kilcummin Farmhill is situated 8 km north of Muckross Abbey.
Muckross Abbey
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: building, tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.02614° or 52° 1′ 34″ northLongitude
-9.49479° or 9° 29′ 41″ westElevation
34 metres (112 feet)Open location code
9C4G2GG4+F3OpenStreetMap ID
way 1144959847OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
9884062
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Muckross Abbey” goes by many names.
- French: “Abbaye de Muckross”
- German: “Muckross Abbey”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Muckross”
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