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Article: Our sites to behold; ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.(Features)
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- October 5, 2009
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Byline: Compiled by Charles Legge
QUESTION I know the Giant's Causeway is a Unesco World Heritage Site, but does the island of Ireland have any more of these preserved areas? BESIDES the Giant's Causeway, Ireland has two other Unesco World Heritage Sites: Skellig Michael in Co. Kerry, and what is known as the 'Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne' in Co. Meath.
Skellig Michael is a steep, rocky island situated 15km off the Co. Kerry coast that contains a remarkably well-preserved monastery that was founded in the 7th century.
The monks' beehive-shaped huts are situated close to the summit of the 230metre-high rock. It got its Unesco ...