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An early Christian monastery perched on a rocky pinnacle, with its beehive-shaped dry-stone cells. A site managed by the OPW, accessible only by licensed boat, from May to September.
Official websiteheritageireland.ie→A visitor centre devoted to the Skelligs, at the entrance to Valentia: film, models, reconstructions of the monks' life, seabirds and lighthouses. It also runs boat trips to the islands.
Official websiteskelligexperience.com→The former transatlantic telegraph cable station, on the Knightstown promenade, open to visitors every day. Valentia is a candidate for UNESCO World Heritage status for this site.
Official websitevalentiaisland.ie/cable-station→A lighthouse still in service, built on the 1653 Fleetwood fort at Cromwell Point. The keeper's house is open from March to late October, with views over the harbour entrance.
Official websitevalentiaisland.ie→Fossil footprints left by a tetrapod in the Devonian period, among the oldest footprints on dry land. A path leads down to the rocks; free access all year round.
Official websitevalentiaisland.ie→A museum in Knightstown's old schoolhouse (1861): island life, the slate quarry, sea rescue and a room devoted to the transatlantic cable. Open from April to September.
Official websitevalentiaislandheritagecentre.org→