Devil’s Island

Devil’s Island is an islet in County Kerry, Munster. Devil’s Island is situated nearby to McRose Beach, as well as near the lake Doo Lough.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Muckross House and Torc Waterfall.

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 1¼ km northeast of Devil’s Island.

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 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 1½ km south of Devil’s 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. In 2022 it had a resident population of 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 8 km northwest of Devil’s Island.

Devil’s Island

Type: Islet
Categories: locality and landform
Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.01347° or 52° 0′ 49″ north

Longitude

-9.51941° or 9° 31′ 10″ west

Open location code

9C4G2F7J+96

OpenStreetMap ID

way 292162927

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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