County: Kerry Site name: SKELLIG MICHAEL (Monks’ Garden), Great Skellig
Sites and Monuments Record No.: KE104A001 Licence number: 93E0195
Author: Edward Bourke, National Monuments Service
Site type: Ecclesiastical site
Period/Dating: Early Medieval (AD 400-AD 1099)
ITM: E 424676m, N 560649m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 51.770660, -10.540533
Excavation work this year concentrated on the East Steps to the monastery. Excavation of the subrectangular building, which commenced in 2002 (Excavations 2002, No. 800), was completed. The building, c. 5m by 2.5m, had partially fallen away into the sea, but enough stratigraphy remained in situ in order to establish that the building appears to have been occupied in the Early Christian period and was reused by Irish Lights. Samples for 14C dating were taken, as the only find was a small cross slab from beneath the threshold of the building.
Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Dún Scéine, Harcourt Lane, Dublin 2
