Slookeen Rock
Slookeen Rock is an islet in County Kerry, Munster. Slookeen Rock is situated nearby to the islet Crow Rocks, as well as near Edge Rocks.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Great Blasket Island and Castle Point.
Great Blasket Island
Island
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The Great Blasket is the principal island of the Blaskets, County Kerry, Ireland. It was home to a small fishing community of Irish speakers until the island was abandoned in 1953 when living there became unsustainable. Great Blasket Island is situated 3½ km southwest of Slookeen Rock.
Castle Point
Archaeological site
Rinn an Chaisleáin or Castle Point is a National Monument on Great Blasket Island, Ireland. Castle Point is situated 2 km south of Slookeen Rock.
CIIC 178 (Ogham Stone Concept by RAS Macalister)
Historic site
CIIC 178 (Ogham Stone Concept by RAS Macalister) is a historic site, which is situated 3 km east of Slookeen Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Garraun Point and Dunmore Head.
Garraun Point
Locality
The Great Blasket is the principal island of the Blaskets, County Kerry, Ireland. It was home to a small fishing community of Irish speakers until the island was abandoned in 1953 when living there became unsustainable.
Dunmore Head
Locality
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dunmore Head is a promontory in the westernmost part of the Dingle Peninsula, located in the barony of Corca Dhuibhne in southwest County Kerry, Ireland. Dunmore Head is situated 3 km southeast of Slookeen Rock.
Dunquin
Village
Dún Chaoin, unofficially anglicised as Dunquin, is a Gaeltacht village in the west of County Kerry in the south-west of Ireland. Dunquin lies at the most westerly tip of the Dingle Peninsula, overlooking the Blasket Islands. Dunquin is situated 4½ km east of Slookeen Rock.
Slookeen Rock
- Type: Islet
- Categories: rock, locality, and landform
- Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.12089° or 52° 7′ 15″ northLongitude
-10.51725° or 10° 31′ 2″ westOpen location code
9C4F4FCM+94OpenStreetMap ID
way 305098786OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rockOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Crow Rocks and Edge Rocks.
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