Ceide Fields is located 8 km west of Ballycastle in County Mayo on R314. This educational center allows visitors to view an excavation site of Stone Age farmland. A peat-preserved 5000 year-old- pine tree dominates the center of the building. There are informative exhibits, a boardwalk, an audio-visual presentation, guided tours, an observation deck, and a tearoom
offering homemade refreshments. There are stunning views of Slieve League and Downpatrick Head.
The Ceide Fields are the oldest-known field systems in the world,
over five and a half millenia old. The remains of stone field walls,
houses, and megalithic tombs are
preserved under a blanket of peat
for several square miles.
Open June-Sept.
daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Open daily Mid-March to May
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Open October, November
daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
AVAILABLE FOR BOOKINGS IN WINTER MONTHS.
There are tours every hour
Educational film every 1/2 hour
Admission:
3.70 euros for adults
1.30 euros for students
2.60 euros fro groups/seniors
8.70 euros for family
Heritage Card:
phone: (+) 353 (0) 96 43325
fax: (+) 353 (0) 96 43261
email: ceidefields@opw.ie
