MUCKROSS PENINSULA AND DINIS ISLAND:
- Reenadinna Wood: Here you find unique natural yew wood growing on the
Carboniferous limestone on the eastern portion of the Muckross Peninsula.
Arthur Young's Walk returns to Muckross through this woodland.
- The Colleen Bawn Rock: This rock is close to the Shore of Muckross
Lake; it is famed in local legend as the place from which the Colleen
Bawn threw herself to her death because of her unrequited love for the
landlord's son. In fact the playwright Boucicault transferred this story
to the more romantic setting of Killarney, as the original story was,
in fact, on the banks of the River Shannon.
- The Copper Mines: Situated on the Muckross Peninsula, they were last
worked in the late 18th century. Some of the mineshafts can still be seen,
but are in a dangerous condition. Nearby is a ruined building known as
the Old Furnace, in all probability a summerhouse on the Muckross Estate?
- Camillan Wood: This oak wood is situated on the western end of Muckross
Peninsula. Many features of the natural oak woods can be seen here. The
wood was overgrown with Rhododendron Ponticum but has been cleared. Arthur
Young's Walk passes through this wood.
- Brickeen Bridge: A quaint 18th century bridge with a Gothic arch, which
joins the Muckross Peninsula to Brickeen and Dinis. Panoramic views of
Muckross Lake and Lough Leane can be seen on each side of the bridge.
- Dinis and the Meeting of the Waters: Dinis Island is reached on foot
or bicycle via the Muckross Peninsula or by walking from the Dinis back
gate car park on the Killarney to Kenmare Road. Dinis Cottage is a picturesque
and popular stopping place and is open during the summer as a tearoom.
The beautiful spot nearby where the waters from the Upper Lake divide
to flow around Dinis Island has been known mistakenly as the Meeting of
the Waters.
- The Old Weir Bridge: A double-arched old picturesque bridge crosses
the rapids flowing from the Upper Lake just upstream from the Meeting
of the Waters. The bridge gives pedestrian access to the area known as
Glena.
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