Must-see Buddhist site · Munster, Ireland
Skellig Monastery
Skellig Monastery is a Buddhist site in Munster, Ireland.
Skellig Monastery: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this Buddhist site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Skellig Monastery
Season: October to March.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Skellig Monastery — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 51.77185, -10.53893. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Skellig Monastery
- Great Skellig · river spot · Munster · ~0 km · Must-see
- Little Skellig · river spot · Munster · ~3 km · Must-see
- Puffin Island · river spot · Munster · ~15 km · Must-see
- Killemlagh Parish Church and Ruin of St. Fionáns Monastery · fort · Munster · ~21 km · Must-see
- Ballinskelligs Castle · fort · ~24 km · Must-see
- Valentia Island · river spot · Munster · ~24 km · Must-see
- Scarriff Island · river spot · Munster · ~25 km · Must-see
- Ballinskelligs Bay · beach · ~28 km · Must-see
- Deenish Island · river spot · Munster · ~28 km · Must-see
- Cromwell Point Lighthouse · beach · Munster · ~29 km · Must-see
- Beginish Island · river spot · Munster · ~31 km · Must-see
- Beginish house · attraction · Munster · ~32 km · Must-see
- Loher Stone Fort · fort · Munster · ~32 km · Must-see
- Eightercua · fort · Munster · ~33 km · Must-see
- Ballycarbery Castle · fort · Munster · ~34 km · Must-see
- Cloghanecarhan Ringfort · fort · Munster · ~35 km · Must-see
- Leacanabuile Ring Fort · fort · Munster · ~35 km · Must-see
- Church Island · fort · Munster · ~36 km · Must-see
Other buddhist sites near Skellig Monastery
- Dzogchen Beara · Buddhist site · Munster · ~53 km
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Frequently asked
Is Skellig Monastery open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Skellig Monastery yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Skellig Monastery?
October to March. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Skellig Monastery?
Nearby: Great Skellig (river spot, 0 km), Little Skellig (river spot, 3 km), Puffin Island (river spot, 15 km), Killemlagh Parish Church and Ruin of St. Fionáns Monastery (fort, 21 km), Ballinskelligs Castle (fort, 24 km), Valentia Island (river spot, 24 km).
Is Skellig Monastery worth visiting?
Skellig Monastery is listed as a must-see Buddhist site in Ireland on Spotwander.