The Ross Island Copper Mine
The Ross Island Copper Mine is a mine in County Kerry, Munster. The Ross Island Copper Mine is situated nearby to Rough Island, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Governer’s rock.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ross Castle and Innisfallen.
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 1 km northeast of The Ross Island Copper Mine.
Innisfallen
Island
Photo: Bkwillwm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Innisfallen or Inishfallen is an island in Lough Leane in County Kerry, Ireland. Innisfallen is home to the ruins of Inisfallen Abbey, which was founded in the 7th century.
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 3 km southeast of The Ross Island Copper Mine.
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 5 km northwest of The Ross Island Copper Mine.
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 8 km northwest of The Ross Island Copper Mine.
The Ross Island Copper Mine
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information, tourism, mine, and historic site
- Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.03493° or 52° 2′ 6″ northLongitude
-9.53791° or 9° 32′ 17″ westOpen location code
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rough Island and Governer’s rock.
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