Discovered by Patrick Caulfield whilst Turf-Cutting in Belderrig Bog
the Bog is 7kms west of the the Visitors Centre/Ceide Fields Museum
It was part of an Ancient Forest of Pine trees which grew on the bog
the tree had fallen over or knocked by an Ancient storm
the trunk & Roots are preserved by being covered by the Peat/Turf
It has been Radiocarbon dated to 4,300 years old,,,,
Please Google Ceide Fields for lots more very Interesting News of this
only one in the World,,,,,,