Apart from the magnificent scenery of Sea and Clifftops,one sees only the very ondinary - but in a very extraordinary position.The main features of the route through the Site are the simple stone walls of fields which lie buried under a depth of bog which has been growing for almost 5000 years.The human story in this world of rocks and bog is told at 12 points along the route which follows the boundary of one field.At the end of the tour this Guide attempts to answer some of the Questions most commonly asked about Ceide Fields,,,,,The simplicity of the fields conceals the fact that here is the most extensive Stone Age monument in the World,,as well as that it is also the oldest enclosed landscape in Europe,,more than four square miles of ordinary farmland trapped in time by the growth of the bog.The experience of again walking in these ancient fields,which have been buried for almost Fifty Centuries---- that is what Ceide Fields is about,,,,, quotes from the Visitors Handout paper!!
Pictured,, a Scots Pine of 4,300 years old at the centre of this Multi Award Winning Visitors Centre,Ballycastle,County Mayo,Ireland,,,,,,,An experience NOT TO BE MISSED,,,to be very Honest!!