Blasket Islands Round 3D Wooden Map – Handcrafted Irish Coastal Wall Art

Blasket Islands · Na Blascaodaí · Co. Kerry, Ireland

A meaningful handmade gift for anyone captivated by the most remote and storied islands on the Irish coast.

Discover the haunting beauty of the Blasket Islands with this beautifully handcrafted round wooden map. Sitting at the very edge of Europe off the tip of the Dingle Peninsula, the Blaskets are a group of islands of extraordinary natural beauty and cultural significance. The Great Blasket — the largest of the islands — was home until 1953 to one of the most remarkable communities in Irish history, a Irish-speaking island people who produced an extraordinary flowering of literature in the early 20th century. Peig Sayers, Muiris Ó Súilleabháin and Tomás Ó Criomhthain wrote memoirs of island life that are among the most vivid and moving accounts of a vanishing world ever committed to paper. Today the islands are uninhabited, visited only by day trippers from Dunquin in summer and the grey seals, puffins and gannets that have reclaimed them — a place of profound silence, wild beauty and deep Irish memory.

This handcrafted 3D wooden map captures the Blasket Islands, the Dingle Peninsula coastline and surrounding Kerry seascape in layered detail — made by hand in our Sligo studio from sustainable materials.

Perfect for:

• Irish language enthusiasts and literature lovers drawn to the extraordinary literary legacy of the Blasket Island writers
• Wildlife lovers and birdwatchers drawn to the grey seals, puffins and seabirds that inhabit the islands
• Sailors and island hoppers who make the crossing to the Great Blasket from Dunquin in summer
• Anyone captivated by the Blasket Islands, whether through their literature, their history, a boat trip or simply a lifelong fascination with this remarkable place

Make it personal:

Add a brass pin to mark a special connection — a day trip landing, a view from the Dingle Peninsula, a literary memory or a place of personal significance — with a short engraved message on the back.

Our Local Spots maps are round, framed wooden 3D maps, designed to capture meaningful Irish places in a simple, tactile format.

Each map measures approximately 220mm across and 42mm deep. It is ready to hang and also comes with a small clip-together stand, so it can be displayed on a wall, shelf, desk or sideboard.

Each map is framed without glass, allowing the depth, texture and natural wood grain to remain visible. Available with a natural or black frame.

Depths and elevations are shown in metres where included in the design.

You can add a short engraved message to the back of your map and a brass pin to mark a special place on the front for an additional charge.

To add this option, select “Map with engraving + brass pin” before adding the map to your cart, then enter your message and the Eircode or location details in the box provided.

If the place does not have an Eircode, you can describe the location instead.

Each Local Spots map is designed and made by Outcrop in our County Sligo studio.

We use geographic data to create the layered map design, then laser cut, stain, hand-sand, finish, frame and check each piece in our workshop before it is packed for delivery.

Made in small batches, each map carries the natural warmth of wood and the care of something made by hand.

Each Local Spots map is made from FSC-certified bamboo plywood, chosen for its strength, fine grain and natural warmth.

Our round frames are made from FSC-certified birch, sourced from sustainably managed Finnish forests. We use water-based, non-toxic glues and stains to finish each piece by hand.

Your map is wrapped in protective tissue and presented in an unbleached, recycled cardboard box. Our packaging is plastic-free, and each piece is designed to be kept, gifted and enjoyed for years.

Your map comes ready to hang, and also includes a small clip-together wooden stand for displaying it on a shelf, desk or sideboard.

To use the stand, pop out the two pieces, slot them together and rest your map securely on top.

For best results, display indoors and avoid prolonged direct sunlight,
as this may gradually affect the blue colour or natural bamboo tone over time.

Dust gently with a soft dry cloth or a vacuum cleaner with a soft brush attachment.

Each Local Spots map is made to order in our Sligo studio, rather than held in large quantities of stock. This helps us make carefully, reduce waste and manage our small workshop space.

Please allow up to 2 weeks for dispatch during our normal production flow.

Your map will be carefully wrapped and presented in an unbleached, recycled cardboard box, ready to give as a gift. We do not include pricing inside the parcel, so it can be sent directly to the recipient.

If your order is a gift, you can leave us a note at checkout with any packing or delivery details.

If you need your map sooner, please contact us before ordering and we’ll let you know what is possible.