Meeting of the waters
Meeting of the waters is a scenic viewpoint in County Kerry, Munster. Meeting of the waters is situated nearby to Old Weir Bridge, as well as near the lake Doo Lough.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Killarney National Park and Torc Mountain.
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.
Torc Mountain
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: TJBrosnan, Public domain.
Torc Mountain, at 535 metres, is the 329th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list. It is a popular mountain for hill walkers as it has a stone or boarded path from its base at Torc Waterfall to its summit, which has views of the Lakes of Killarney. Torc Mountain is situated 2½ km southeast of Meeting of the waters.
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 3½ km east of Meeting of the waters.
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 include Aghadoe and Coolgarriv. Fossa is situated 7 km north of Meeting of the waters.
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 9 km northwest of Meeting of the waters.
Meeting of the waters
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.00915° or 52° 0′ 33″ northLongitude
-9.54923° or 9° 32′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C4G2F52+M8OpenStreetMap ID
node 475668119OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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