Cape Clear Island

Cape Clear Iceland (also Clear Iceland; gäl. Cleire or Oileán Chléire ) is the southernmost island of Ireland and is located in the southwest of County Cork. It is only three miles long, max. 1.5 km wide and has about 120 residents. An isthmus divides it into two unequal halves. Your North harbor is on the Mizen Peninsula from within 45 min., On Sherkin Iceland past, from Baltimore or Schull by boat. The South Harbour is mooring for yachts.

The ruins of a simple rectangular medieval church stands on the site of an older monastery, which is associated with the Holy Ciaran (St. Kieran ) Iroschottischen the church, which is to be born here, what is controversial, but is distributed by the locals. The church has been in ruins since 1693 and is one of the protected national monuments.

Archaeological sites on Clear Iceland

• The O'Driscoll Castle from 1200 AD
• Three medieval children Cemeteries
• A Boulder Burial
• A well-preserved ring fort Dun an Oir ( " Dun of Gold" )
• A passage tomb von 4000 - 2500 BC; found in 1880
• Later provided a Celtic stone decorated in La Tène style from 600-400 AD, with cross and inscription
• A stone with cup-and -ring markings, today in Cape Clear Museum
• Two Fulachta fiadh
• Two cross - slabs
• Two Iron Age Promontory Forts of 600-400 AD
• Two saints sources; a is visited at St. Kieran's Day, March 5
• Two menhirs as a couplet (the " Marriage stones", as a perforated brick ), dated to 4000-2500 BC

The island is a bird paradise and home to a station.