2015

Q8559 : Bishop's Island

taken 9 years ago, 3 km from Kilkee, Co Clare, Ireland

Bishop's Island
Bishop's Island
The remains of buildings can be seen on the top of this sheer sided rock off the coast of Co Clare. They are the remains of a 6th century monastic settlement founded, it is thought, by St Senan, and include an oratory, a clochan [beehive hut] as well as 3 or 4 other structures. If like me, you are wondering how St Senan managed to get to this island without the aid of helicopter, parachute or climbing gear, it would appear that this was once attached to the mainland and has become an island in the last thousand years.

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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Clare [3] · Bishop's Island [2] Title Clusters: · Bishop's Island [2] ·
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Q8559, 15 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Gordon Hatton   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 24 September, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 6 October, 2015
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! Q 855 594 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:40.4491N 9:41.5291W
Camera Location
Irish: geotagged! Q 856 592
View Direction
North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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