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Ceide Fields

Les noms des biens figurent dans la langue dans laquelle les Etats parties les ont soumis.

Irlande (Europe et Amérique du nord)

Date de soumission : 28/09/1992
Critères:
Catégorie : Culturel
Soumission préparée par :
National Monuments & Historic Properties Service
Coordonnées
County Mayo
Ref.: 309

Description

Situated on the North Coastal region of County Mayo, Ceide Fields is a fossilized Neolithic landscape which has been preserved beneath an expanse of blanket bog. This landscape consists of extensive tracts of land enclosed by stone walls, a landscape which was formally laid out on a predetermined and organised basis. Assiociated with these field systems are a wealth of megalithic tombs and farmsteads. A series of radiocarbon and dendrochronological dates securely place this fossilized landscape within the Neolithic period. Coupled with this is the important natural phenomenon of the boglands and the rare geological formations in the area.