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A blog by Elena Maria Vidal.
Beehive huts can be found in great numbers in County Kerry, Ireland. The
most well known examples are to be found at the monastic settlement on
Skellig Michael (Sceilig Mhichíl). A UNESCO World Heritage
Site, this early Christian monastery clings to the steep cliffs of an
isolated rocky island situated to the west of the mainland of the
Iveragh Peninsula. A visitors centre on Valentia Island (Dairbhre)
gives some excellent background on the monastic settlement, its
structures, and the men that dwelt in them. From Valentia, the more
intrepid explorer may travel by boat to the Skellig Isles and explore
Skellig Michael by foot if they dare tackle the hundreds of steep steps
leading to the monastery which was believed to have been founded between
the 6th and 8th Centuries. (Read more.)
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