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Lakes of Killarney (English Lakes of Killarney) -
a network of lakes in the south-west of Ireland in the county of
Kerry near the city of the same name Killarney. This includes lakes:
Loch Lane, Macross (Middle) and Upper. All of them are of glacial
origin.
Loch Lane is the largest among the three reservoirs. It is located
in the Black Valley between the mountains of Quarantill, Torquay and
Mangerton. The Lane River connects the lake to Dingle Bay. The
average depth is 13.4 m, the maximum is 60 m. On the eastern shore
of Loch Lane there are ancient copper mines constructed more than 6
thousand years ago. Between Macross Lake and Loch Lane there is a
relict yew grove.
Nearby are Killarney National Park, Ross Castle, Macross House and
Macross Abbey. At the top of the mountain range surrounding the lake
there is a Ladies View observation deck.
The lakes are located in a deep valley, surrounded by the massifs
of:
Carrauntuohil (the highest mountain in Ireland, culminating at 1,039
m);
Purple Mountain (835 m);
Mangerton Mountain (838 m);
Torc Mountain (535 m).