Focus On: Skellig Michael
Sidebar to: Horizons: The World’s Western Edge: Skellig Michael
What?
Christian monastery
Where?
7 miles off the southwest coast of Ireland
When?
7th to 13th century A.D.
Remains
6 beehive huts, 2 chapels, numerous stone crosses
Other Facts
The neighboring island, Little Skellig, is Ireland’s largest bird sanctuary, home to 27,000 pairs of gannets.
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