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About Waterville

Waterville sits where Lough Currane meets the Atlantic on the Iveragh Peninsula, right on the N71 Ring of Kerry route. You'll find it 36km from Sneem or 16km from Cahersiveen, with Kerry Airport about 30km away. The village is your launching point for boat trips to Skellig Michael, the UNESCO site with its ancient monastery that doubled as a Star Wars location. Charlie Chaplin was a regular visitor in the 1960s and 70s, and there's a bronze statue of him overlooking the bay.

Where is Waterville on the map?

Waterville is in Ireland, at 51.829, -10.174 - about 16 km south of Cahersiveen.

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The closest airport to Waterville is Kerry Airport, 79 km (about 1 h 17 min by car).

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