Céide Fields
Céide Fields is an archaeological site in County Mayo, Connacht. Céide Fields is situated nearby to the peak Maumakeogh, as well as near the village Belderrig.Places of Interest Nearby
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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 570 metres north of Céide Fields.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belderrig.
Belderrig
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Béal Deirg is a Gaeltacht village and townland in County Mayo, Ireland. At Belderrig Harbour there is a Mesolithic / Neolithic site dating to 4500-2500 cal. BC. The Céide Fields archaeological site lies about 6 km to the east of Belderrig. Belderrig is situated 6 km west of Céide Fields.
Céide Fields
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Mayo, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.30158° or 54° 18′ 6″ northLongitude
-9.45919° or 9° 27′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C6G8G2R+J8OpenStreetMap ID
way 472361561OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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