Are the Ceide Fields the most extensive stone age site?

June 1, 2008 1:07 PM

Are the Ceide Fields in Ireland the most extensive stone age site in the world?

Hi,

I recently saw a website that claimed the Ceide Fields were the most extensive stone age site in the world. Are there any amateur archaeologists out there who could confirm if this claim is correct?

Does anyone know where I can find further information?

posted by Jack Alucard to Education (3 answers total)

I have seen it called the largest Stone Age land enclosure, or largest Stone Age site in Europe. There isn't a great deal to see there. You could also consider the Heart of Neolithic Orkney and the Carrowmoor Megalithic cemetery.
posted by fire&wings at 1:19 PM on June 1, 2008

I thought the Carnac Lines where the most extensive Neolithic site in the world. Thats what it says in the wikipedia article anyway...
posted by gergtreble at 1:19 PM on June 1, 2008

I'm not sure if it's the biggest one, but (I think) it's sure worth a visit especially on a nice sunny day (you can see pics in my flickr stream). This site, which is the offical site of the Museum, claims it's the "oldest known fields system" in the world, and the site of the Irish Goverment that is in charge of Ceide Fields says it's the biggest and seeing it's the Government they can't be wrong! ;)

For anyone unfamiliar with the Ceide Fields the NYTimes has a nice article on it.
posted by zaphod at 5:52 PM on June 1, 2008