Otter Island
Otter Island is an islet in County Kerry, Munster. Otter Island is situated nearby to Crow Island, as well as near the islet Swallow Island.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ross Castle and Muckross House.
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 northwest of Otter Island.
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 2½ km southeast of Otter Island.
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. Innisfallen is situated 2½ km northwest of Otter Island.
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 6 km northwest of Otter Island.
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 northeast of Otter Island.
Otter Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.0338° or 52° 2′ 2″ northLongitude
-9.52532° or 9° 31′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C4G2FMF+GVOpenStreetMap ID
way 26526914OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Notable Places Nearby
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