Skelling Rocks
The Skellig Islands, historically "the Skellocks", are two small, steep, and rocky islands lying about 13 km west of Bolus Head off the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Rock
- Description: islet group in Ireland
- Also known as: “Skellig Islands”, “Skellig Rocks”, and “The Skelligs”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Skellig Michael and Little Skellig.
Skellig Michael
Photo: psyberartist, CC BY 2.0.
Skellig Michael or "Great Skellig" is a small uninhabited island 12 km off the coast of County Kerry in southwest Ireland. Its twin crags, rising to 218 m, have the remains of an ancient monastery perched above an often-roiling sea.
Little Skellig
Islet
Photo: Notsmallworld, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Little Skellig is a small, steep rocky island in the Atlantic Ocean, 11 km off the Iveragh Peninsula of County Kerry, Ireland. It is one of the two Skellig Islands, together with the larger Skellig Michael.
Skelling Rocks
- Categories: group of islets and landform
- Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Skelling Rocks” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزر سكيليغ”
- Basque: “Skellig uharteak”
- Belarusian: “Астравы Скеліг”
- Belarusian: “Скеліг (астравы)”
- Belarusian: “Скеліг”
- Breton: “Na Scealaga”
- Breton: “Scealaga”
- Breton: “Skellig Islands”
- Breton: “Skelligs”
- Catalan: “Illes Skellig”
- Cebuano: “Skellig Rocks”
- Danish: “Skellig Islands”
- Dutch: “Skellig Islands”
- Dutch: “Skellig Michael”
- Dutch: “Skellig-eilanden”
- Dutch: “Skelligs”
- Esperanto: “Insuloj Skellig”
- French: “Iles Skellig”
- French: “îles Skellig”
- French: “Îles Skellig”
- Galician: “Illas Skellig”
- German: “Skellig Rocks”
- Hebrew: “איי סקליג”
- Irish: “Na Scealaga”
- Italian: “Isole Skellig”
- Japanese: “スケリッグ諸島”
- Lithuanian: “Skeligo salos”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Skellig Islands”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Skelligøyene”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Skellig Islands”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Skelligøyane”
- Norwegian: “Skelligøyene”
- Polish: “Great Skellig”
- Polish: “Little Skellig”
- Polish: “Skellig Islands”
- Polish: “Skellig Michael”
- Polish: “Skellig”
- Polish: “St Fionan’s Abbey”
- Polish: “Wyspy Skellig”
- Russian: “Острова Скеллиг”
- Russian: “Скеллиг”
- Russian: “Скеллигские острова”
- Slovenian: “Skelliška otoka”
- Spanish: “Islas Skellig”
- Spanish: “Skellig Islands”
- Swedish: “Skellig Islands”
- Swedish: “Skelligöarna”
- Ukrainian: “Острови Скелліг”
- Ukrainian: “Скелліг”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Glanearagh and Bray Head.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Great Skellig and An Sceilg Bheag.
County Kerry: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Skellig Michael, Killarney, Tralee, and Dingle.
Curious Places to Discover
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