historic in Mayo, Ireland

Céide Fields

A Stone Age field system preserved beneath blanket bog

Worth the wander

Boardwalks cross an exposed cliff-top landscape where stone walls lay hidden under peat for millennia. The visitor centre explains how farming communities shaped this coast more than 5,000 years ago.

Quick answers

Cost
Paid visitor centre
Time and distance
1-2 km boardwalk visit
Parking
Free visitor-centre car park; check seasonal opening.

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Céide Fields, Ballycastle, Co. Mayo

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