Kylemore Lough

#93 among destinations in Ireland

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake, Top attraction

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Kylemore Lough is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in the Connemara area of County Galway. ()

Length: 7874 ftWidth: 2297 ftElevation: 79 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 53°33'36"N, 9°51'11"W

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Kylemore Lough – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kylemore Abbey, Diamond Hill, Mweelrea, Uggool Beach.

$kylemore abbey letterfrack$ 1.5 miW
Historical place, Monastery, Gothic Revival architecture
Kylemore Abbey, Letterfrack
39 min walk • Nestled in the heart of the Connemara countryside in County Galway, Ireland, Kylemore Abbey is a stunning example of romantic architecture and the resilience of spiritual devotion. This historic monastery, situated on the edge of a serene lake, is surrounded by lush...
2.7 miW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Diamond Hill, Connemara National Park
69 min walk • Diamond Hill or Bengooria is an isolated peak overlooking the village of Letterfrack, in the northwest corner of the Twelve Bens in Connemara National Park in County Galway, Ireland.
5.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mweelrea
138 min walk • Mweelrea at 814 metres, is the 26th-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 34th-highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.
5.5 miN
Beach
Uggool Beach
140 min walk • Uggool Beach is a large beach in County Mayo, on the west coast of Ireland, located south of the town of Louisburgh. It is situated at the mouth of Killlary Harbour to its south, with Silver Strand to its north, Mweelrea mountain to its east and the Atlantic ocean to its west.
6.1 miSW
Museum
Connemara Heritage and History Centre
155 min walk • The Connemara Heritage and History Centre, also called Dan O'Hara's Homestead, is an open-air museum in the village of Lettershea, near the town of Clifden, County Galway, in the Connemara region, Ireland. It was established in the late 1980s.
2.8 miS
Natural attraction, Mountain
Benbaun, Connemara National Park
72 min walk • Benbaun at 729 metres, is the 72nd–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 88th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.
2.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lough Fee
55 min walk • Lough Fee is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in the Connemara area of County Galway.
7.6 miSE
Mountain
Lissoughter, Recess
195 min walk • Lissoughter at 401 metres, does not qualify to be an Arderin or a Vandeleur-Lynam, however, its prominence of 336 metres ranks it as a Marilyn.
7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ben Gorm, Leenane
179 min walk • Ben Gorm is a 700 m high mountain in southwest County Mayo, Ireland, on the northern shore of Killary Harbour.
4.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bencorr
120 min walk • Bencorr at 711 metres, is the 82nd–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 102nd–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Bencorr is situated near the centre of the core massif of the Twelve Bens mountain range in the Connemara National Park in Galway, Ireland.
4.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Twelve Bens
115 min walk • The Twelve Bens or Twelve Pins, also called the Benna Beola is a mountain range of mostly sharp-peaked quartzite summits and ridges in the Connemara National Park in County Galway, in the west of Ireland.