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Skellig Michael

Cultural World Heritage property in Ireland, inscribed in 1996 under criteria (iii), (iv).

Skellig Michael, Ireland
Photo: Jerzy Strzelecki · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Ireland
Year of inscription
1996
Criteria
iiiiv
Area of property
22 ha
Location
County Kerry
What it is
island
Elevation
218 m
Landform
Skellig Islands
Next to
Atlantic Ocean
Reference
WHC 757 · Wikidata Q207193

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Brú na Bóinne, Ireland349 kmBrú na BóinneIreland · 1993CulturalCornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape, United Kingdom404 kmCornwall and West Devon Mining LandscapeUnited Kingdom · 2006CulturalCastles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd, United Kingdom451 kmCastles and Town Walls of King Edward in GwyneddUnited Kingdom · 1986CulturalThe Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales, United Kingdom460 kmThe Slate Landscape of Northwest WalesUnited Kingdom · 2021CulturalGiant's Causeway, United Kingdom469 kmGiant's CausewayUnited Kingdom · 1986NaturalBlaenavon Industrial Landscape, United Kingdom512 kmBlaenavon Industrial LandscapeUnited Kingdom · 2000Cultural
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