Glendalough in the Wicklow Mountains is famous for its cultural and natural heritage. The former is dominated by the Glendalough monastery, founded in the sixth century by St Kevin and at the height of its influence in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, but the valley contains rich archaeological remains from many different periods. Key features around the Upper Lake are reviewed in Glendalough: the Upper Lake (Heritage Guide No. 92) and Glendalough and its Churches (Heritage Guide No. 72). 

Glendalough sees almost a million visitors each year and many of the key archaeological sites are heavily visited, but two important locations are very difficult to access. These are the artificial cave of ‘St Kevin’s Bed’ and the church and settlement evidence at Temple-na-Skellig, found in a remote location on the south of the Upper Lake, surrounded by steep cliffs reviewed in this guide

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