Belderrig Archaeological Site

#636 among destinations in Ireland

Village, Archaeological site

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Belderrig is a small village on the North Mayo coast, and lies within the Céide Fields complex, a prehistoric landscape of field systems and related domestic and ritual structures dating to the Neolithic and Bronze Age. The excavations at Belderrig were initiated by Graeme Warren, School of Archaeology, University College Dublin, Ireland, after visiting the site in 2003 with its discoverer, the archaeologist Seamas Caulfield. ()

Coordinates: 54°18'43"N, 9°32'57"W

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Belderrig Archaeological Site – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Céide Fields, Behy court tomb.

3.7 miE
Museum
Céide Fields
95 min walk • The Céide Fields is an archaeological site on the north County Mayo coast in the west of Ireland, about 7 kilometres northwest of Ballycastle. The site is described as the most extensive Neolithic site in Ireland and believed to contain the oldest known field systems globally.
3.5 miE
Archaeological site
Behy court tomb
90 min walk • The court tomb of Behy is a megalithic monument in the townland of the same name, near Belderrig in the north of County Mayo, Ireland.