SW Ireland
Munster
County Kerry

Little Skellig

Little Skellig is a small, steep rocky island in the Atlantic Ocean, 11 km off the Iveragh Peninsula of , . It is one of the two , together with the larger .
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in the Atlantic Ocean
  • Also known as: “Little Skelligs”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Skellig Michael and Skellig Michael Lighthouse.

Photo: psyberartist, CC BY 2.0.
or "Great Skellig" is a small uninhabited island 12 km off the coast of in southwest Ireland. Its twin crags, rising to 218 m, have the remains of an ancient monastery perched above an often-roiling sea.

Lighthouse
Photo: Jibi44, CC BY 2.5.
is situated 2½ km southwest of Little Skellig.

Little Skellig

Latitude
51.78158° or 51° 46′ 54″ north
Longitude
-10.50773° or 10° 30′ 28″ west
Elevation
26 metres (85 feet)
Open location code
9C3FQFJR+JW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4564316
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
2962855
Wiki­data ID
Q2360976
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Satellite Map

Discover Little Skellig from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Little Skellig” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Little Skellig”
  • Breton: “Sceilig Bheag”
  • Cebuano: “Little Skellig”
  • Dutch: “Little Skellig”
  • Estonian: “Little Skellig”
  • Estonian: “Väike Skellig”
  • French: “Little Skellig”
  • Galician: “Little Skellig”
  • German: “Little Skellig”
  • Irish: “Sceilig Bheag”
  • Italian: “Little Skellig”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Lille Skellig”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Little Skellig”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Litle Skellig”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Little Skellig”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sceilig Bheag”
  • Norwegian: “Lille Skellig”
  • Russian: “Литл Скеллиг”
  • Russian: “Литл-Скеллиг”
  • Russian: “Малый Скеллиг”
  • Swedish: “Little Skellig”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Gleann Iarthach and Maoroisc.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sceilig Bheag Nature Reserve and Sceilig Bheag.

County Kerry: Must-Visit Destinations

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Little Skellig”. Photo: Notsmallworld, CC BY-SA 4.0.