Lough Guitane

Lough Guitane is a freshwater lake in the southwest of Ireland. It is located in County Kerry near the town of Killarney.

Geography

Lough Guitane measures about long and wide. The lake is about southeast of Killarney and to the east of Killarney National Park.

Geology

Lough Guitane is the site and namesake of a volcanic complex of tuffs and rhyolites, of which the centres are at Bennaunmore, Horses Glen and Kileen.

Natural history

Fish species in Lough Guitane include brown trout, mainly of the freshwater variety with a smaller seasonal number of the sea variety.