Scariff Island

Island off the Kerry coast, Ireland

51°43′51″N 10°15′01″W / 51.7307°N 10.2502°W / 51.7307; -10.2502Area1.48 km² (0.57 sq mi)Highest elevation252 m (827 ft)Administration

Ireland

ProvinceMunsterCountyKerryDemographicsPopulation0 (2011)Pop. density0/km² (0/sq mi)

Scariff Island
Highest point
Elevation	252 m (827 ft)^[1]
Prominence	252 m (827 ft)^[1]
Listing	Marilyn

Scariff Island (Irish: An Scairbh, meaning 'Rugged',^[2]^[3]) is an island of the Atlantic Ocean belonging to County Kerry, Ireland.

Geography

The island is 366 acres; its highest hill is at 252 m.^[1] It's located in the Atlantic Ocean at around 1 km from Deenish Island^[2] and 7 km from Hogs Head, on the mainland.^[4]

History

In 1837 only one family lived on Scariff; their main work was to care the cattle which grazed on the island. On the summit of the hill there were remains of an ancient hermitage and, on the east side, ruins of a church.^[5] 1911 census does not report any inhabitant for Scariff Island.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Dunkerron Mountains Area - Scarriff Island Hill". MountainViews. Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Scariff and Deenish". St. Cronan's School. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
^ "An Scairbh". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin City University. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
^ "Traveling Luck for Hogs Head, Kerry, Ireland". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
^ Samuel Lewis (1837). A topographical dictionary of Ireland. S. Lewis & Co. Retrieved 19 May 2015. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)