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 , .
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  • Type: Rock
  • Description: islet group in Ireland
  • Also known as: “Great Skellig”, “Iles Skellig”, “Little Skellig”, “Scealaga”, “Skellig”, “Skellig Islands”, “Skellig Michael”, “Skellig Rocks”, “Skelligs”, “St Fionan’s Abbey”, “The Skelligs”, “Астравы Скеліг”, “Острова Скеллиг”, “Острови Скелліг”, “Скеліг (астравы)”, and “Скеллигские острова”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Skellig Michael and Little Skellig.

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or "Great Skellig" is a small…

Islet
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is a small, steep rocky island in the…

Lighthouse
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Skelling Rocks

Latitude
51.77666° or 51° 46′ 36″ north
Longitude
-10.52597° or 10° 31′ 34″ west
Open location code
9C3FQFGF+MJ
Geo­Names ID
2961463
Wiki­data ID
Q794125
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Skelling Rocks” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزر سكيليغ”
  • Basque: “Skellig uharteak”
  • Belarusian: “Скеліг”
  • Breton: “Na Scealaga”
  • Catalan: “Illes Skellig”
  • Cebuano: “Skellig Rocks”
  • Danish: “Skellig Islands”
  • Dutch: “Skellig-eilanden”
  • Esperanto: “Insuloj 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: “Skelligøyene”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Skelligøyane”
  • Norwegian: “Skelligøyene”
  • Polish: “Wyspy Skellig”
  • Russian: “Скеллиг”
  • Slovenian: “Skelliška otoka”
  • Spanish: “Islas Skellig”
  • Swedish: “Skelligöarna”
  • Ukrainian: “Скелліг”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Glanearagh and Bray Head.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Great Skellig and An Sceilg Bheag.

County Kerry: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Skellig Michael and Killarney.

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