Skellig Michael: The Monastery That Became Ahch-To
Kerry, Ireland
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Skellig Michael: The Monastery That Became Ahch-To
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Skellig Michael is a pyramid of rock eleven kilometres out in the Atlantic where monks built a beehive-hut monastery in the early medieval period and hauled every stone of 618 steps into place by hand. The Star Wars films put Luke Skywalker on those steps and the island has never been the same. Landings are capped, weather-dependent and cancelled more often than not, which is appropriate — the monks chose it precisely because it was hard to reach.
Required Activities
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of 4
Book and complete the boat trip to Skellig Michael from Portmagee or Ballinskelligs — landings are weather-dependent and cancelled more often than they run
2
of 4
Climb the 618 stone steps the monks cut, to the beehive huts of the early medieval monastery at the top
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of 4
Find the filming locations used for Ahch-To in The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi
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of 4
Look across to Little Skellig on the crossing, the largest gannet colony in Ireland and one of the largest in the world
Book and complete the boat trip to Skellig Michael from Portmagee or Ballinskelligs — landings are weather-dependent and cancelled more often than they run
Climb the 618 stone steps the monks cut, to the beehive huts of the early medieval monastery at the top
Find the filming locations used for Ahch-To in The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi
Look across to Little Skellig on the crossing, the largest gannet colony in Ireland and one of the largest in the world
Before you go
Landings on Skellig Michael run from mid-May to the end of September, weather permitting.
Landings are capped, weather-dependent and cancelled more often than they run. The steps are steep, unguarded and slippery in rain; there are no facilities on the island.
Children under 12 are not allowed to land on Skellig Michael, and sturdy closed-toe footwear with grip is required for the steps.
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