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Skellig Michael consists of approximately 22 hectares (54 acres) of rock, with its highest point, known as the Spit, 218 m (714 ft) above sea level. The island is defined by its twin peaks and intervening valley (known as Christ's Saddle), which make its landscape steep and inhospitable.
Also known as Great Skellig (Sceilig Mhichíl in Irish [3]), this is the larger of the two islands, with two peaks rising to over 230 m (750 ft) above sea level.With a sixth-century Christian monastery perched at 160 m (520 ft) above sea level on a ledge close to the top of the lower peak, Great Skellig is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Skellig is deliberately ambiguous about its title character. [5] Almond has provided public answers to some frequent questions from his school visits. The names "Skellig" and "Michael" are derived from the Skellig Islands off the coast of County Kerry, Ireland. [6] One of them is Skellig Michael Island; St Michael is also the name of an archangel.
English: Atlantic Puffins on a cliff-top at Skellig Michael, County Kerry, Ireland. Polski: Maskonury zwyczajne ( Fratercula arctica ) na wyspie Skellig Michael w hrabstwie Kerry , w Irlandii . Čeština: Skupinka papuchalků severních ( Fratercula arctica ) na ostrově Skellig Michael , Hrabství Kerry , Irsko .
The bay is named after Saint Finan Cam.He may have been the first founder of the oratory on Skellig Michael, directly opposite St. Finian's Bay.. When the Danes were raiding Ireland the monastery was moved to the mainland, and as of 1890 its dilapidated walls could still be seen in the sheltered corner at the head of St. Finian's Bay.
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