Behy
Behy is an archaeological site in County Mayo, Connacht. Behy is situated nearby to Céide Fields.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Céide Fields.
Céide Fields
Photo: Liz McCabe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Céide Fields is an archaeological site on the north County Mayo coast in the west of Ireland, about 4.3 mi northwest of Ballycastle. The site has been described as the most extensive Neolithic site in Ireland and is claimed to contain the oldest known field systems globally. Céide Fields is situated 630 metres northeast of Behy.
Behy
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: County Mayo, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.30167° or 54° 18′ 6″ northLongitude
-9.46194° or 9° 27′ 43″ westElevation
175 metres (574 feet)Open location code
9C6G8G2Q+M6GeoNames ID
3316216
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In Other Languages
“Behy” goes by many names.
- Irish: “An Bheithigh”
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