Great Skellig
Great Skellig is a hill in County Kerry, Munster and has an elevation of 217 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Skellig Michael and Skellig Michael Lighthouse.
Skellig Michael
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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. Little Skellig is situated 2½ km northeast of Great Skellig.
Great Skellig
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 217 metres
- Also known as: “Sceilg Mhichil”
- Category: landform
- Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.77077° or 51° 46′ 15″ northLongitude
-10.54181° or 10° 32′ 31″ westElevation
217 metres (712 feet)Open location code
9C3FQFC5+87GeoNames ID
12607654
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