Céide Fields

On the R314, 5mi/8km west of Ballycastle lie the Céide Fields, a Neolithic archaeological site covering 3.5sq.mi/10sq.km. It illustrates how the area looked 5,000 years ago. The incomers took down the forests and laid out pasture. They lived in isolated farmsteads, with perhaps a small piece of ground. Walls separated each property from its neighbors. Remains of these walls were discovered below a thick layer of peat. A Visitor Center, opened in 1993, provides background information to this remarkable discovery. The excavation is always accessible. Other excavations, dating from 1500 B.C. can be found near Belderg, 5mi/8km to the west.