Céide Fields
E681846
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.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neolithic archaeological site
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cultural heritage site ⓘ prehistoric field system ⓘ |
| buriedBeneath | peat bogs ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Patrick Caulfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | observation of stone piles during turf cutting ⓘ |
| estimatedAge |
late 4th millennium BC
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over 5,000 years ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Seamus Caulfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCurrentEnvironment | peat-covered plateau ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
field boundaries
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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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Monument of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the oldest known field systems in the world
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exceptionally well-preserved prehistoric field systems ⓘ extensive stone wall networks ⓘ large-scale Neolithic farming landscape ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Irish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Connacht
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County Mayo NERFINISHED ⓘ western Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Ballycastle, County Mayo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | north Mayo coast ⓘ |
| managedBy | Office of Public Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Neolithic ⓘ |
| tourismType |
archaeological tourism
ⓘ
cultural tourism ⓘ |
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