Skellig Michael
Also known as Great Skellig, Sceilig Mhichíl
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Ireland
Inscribed
1996
Area
22 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Skellig Michael is about 140 km west of Cork. The nearest other World Heritage site is Brú na Bóinne, about 350 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Tralee · about 26,000 peopleabout 80 km north-east
- Cork · about 189,000 peopleabout 140 km east
- Limerick · about 90,000 peopleabout 160 km north-east
- Galway · about 76,000 peopleabout 190 km north-east
- Waterford · about 49,000 peopleabout 240 km east
- Kilkenny · about 22,000 peopleabout 240 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IrelandCultural349 km away
United KingdomCultural404 km away
United KingdomCultural451 km away
United KingdomCultural460 km away
United KingdomNatural469 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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