Céide Fields

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Céide Fields is a vast Neolithic archaeological landscape in western Ireland, renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved prehistoric field systems, stone walls, and settlement remains buried beneath peat bogs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Neolithic archaeological site
cultural heritage site
prehistoric field system
buriedBeneath peat bogs
country Ireland
discoveredBy Patrick Caulfield
discoveryMethod observation of stone piles during turf cutting
estimatedAge late 4th millennium BC
over 5,000 years
excavatedBy Seamus Caulfield
hasCurrentEnvironment peat-covered plateau
hasFeature field boundaries
house sites
megalithic tombs
prehistoric agricultural plots
prehistoric field systems
settlement remains
stone enclosures
stone field walls
stone walls
hasGeologicalContext blanket bog
hasInterpretation evidence of early communal land organization
evidence of early mixed farming
planned Neolithic agricultural landscape
hasNameInIrish Achaidh Chéide
hasResearchDiscipline archaeology
environmental archaeology
landscape archaeology
palaeoecology
hasSignificance evidence for early large-scale land division in Europe
key site for understanding Neolithic farming in Ireland
hasTopography coastal plateau
hasVegetationContext former forested landscape
hasVisitorCentre Céide Fields Visitor Centre
linked to: Céide Fields
heritageDesignation National Monument of Ireland
knownFor being one of the oldest known field systems in the world
exceptionally well-preserved prehistoric field systems
extensive stone wall networks
large-scale Neolithic farming landscape
languageOfName Irish
locatedIn Connacht
County Mayo
western Ireland
linked to: Western Ireland
locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
Ballycastle, County Mayo
linked to: Ballycastle
locatedOn north Mayo coast
managedBy Office of Public Works
period Neolithic
tourismType archaeological tourism
cultural tourism

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Céide Fields hasVisitorCentre Céide Fields Visitor Centre
linked to: Céide Fields
Ballycastle locatedNear Céide Fields
Ballycastle hasNearbyAttraction Céide Fields
Neolithic Ireland hasImportantSite Céide Fields
Neolithic Ireland hasImportantSite Knocknarea Céide Fields complex
linked to: Céide Fields