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Moll's Gap

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Just before Moll's Gap, visit Pancake Cottage (over 200 years old) for a homemade pancake – it also has a playground for under 14s. From Moll's Gap, the views are quite spectacular over Killarney National Park and the McGillycuddy Reeks. Take a ramble into the awesome Black Valley and be prepared
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Just some of the highlights along the way are Gap of Dunloe, Bog Village, Rossbeigh Beach, Derrynane House, Staigue Fort, Moll's Gap, Ladies View, Torc Waterfall, The Blue Pool and Ross Castle.
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mountains, and is a popular tourist location. The rocks at Moll's gap are formed of
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broke through Moll's Gap 25,000 years ago during Ireland's last ice age.
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Elevation
N71 road
County Kerry
Ireland
Range
MacGillycuddy's Reeks
Coordinates
51°56′17″N 9°39′27″W / 51.93818°N 9.657412°W / 51.93818; -9.657412
Topo map
OSI
Moll's Gap is located in Ireland
N71 road
Kenmare
Killarney
County Kerry
Ring of Kerry
MacGillycuddy's Reeks
Old Red Sandstone
shebeen
Gap of Dunloe
Black Valley
Gap of Dunloe
Black Valley
Ladies View
"irish: Céim an Daimh, genitive: Chéim an Daimh, other english: Moll's Gap"
"The top 5 road trips in Ireland"
Irish Independent
"As rings go, this one rules them all"
The Kerryman

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