The sea and salty air are eating away at the atmospheric ruins of this medieval priory , a monastic settlement that was probably built by the Skellig Michael monks after they fled their isolated outpost in the 12th century. To reach it, follow the sign to the pier at the western end of town and you will see it on the left.
Another sign points to the fine little blue flag beach . At the western end of the beach are the last remnants of the 16th-century castle stronghold of the McCarthys, built on the isthmus as a defence against pirates.
