Inishtooskert

Forming the northernmost point of the Blasket Islands, this dramatic maritime summit is famously known as 'The Sleeping Giant'. Its rugged profile rises steeply from the Atlantic, offering a spectacular vantage point over the Blasket Sound toward the high peaks of the Dingle Peninsula and the jagged Skelligs to the south.

• •Inishtooskert is an anglicisation of the Irish Inis Tuaisceart, meaning simply 'North Island', marking its position as the northernmost outlier of the Blasket archipelago.
• •From the mainland at Slea Head, the island’s silhouette resembles a man lying on his back with hands folded, earning it the local nicknames An Fear Marbh (The Dead Man) or the Sleeping Giant.
• •The summit plateau holds the ruins of an ancient stone oratory dedicated to St. Brendan, along with several clocháns (beehive huts), evidence of early Christian hermits seeking extreme solitude.
• •It is a site of international ornithological importance, hosting one of the world's largest colonies of European storm petrels, which nest in the island's ancient drystone walls and scree.
• •For those attempting to climb this Marilyn, the primary crux isn't the 171-metre ascent, but rather the harrowing task of convincing a local boatman to attempt a landing on its notoriously swell-battered rocks.