Lot 5796804, Belderrig Beg, Co. Mayo, Belderrig, Co. Mayo, F26X927

Sale Type: For Sale by Private Treaty
Overall Floor Area: 87 m² Charming Farmhouse built in 1939, this property has been kept to a high standard throughout over the years and is in excellent condition

Set in a tranquil countryside location this is an ideal property for a owner occupier or holiday home which is ready to walk in

A 3 bedroom home set on a good size site c 0.97 Acres with gardens front and rear and outbuildings for ample storage/workshop area

Oil heating, group water scheme and septic tank

A new roof was done c. 20 years ago - The property was also rewired a number of years ago

The property is also wired for a generator if ever required

Located close to the sea port, Ceide Fields and on the route of the Wild Atlantic Way


Belderrig is a beautiful sprawling coastal area, scenically located adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean between Ballycastle and Belmullet in County Mayo.

Coming to Belderrig is travelling back 1000 million years and more. It is a present to the geologist, archaeologist and the botanist and offers magnificent scenery of sea and cliffscapes, and dramatic mountains.

The coastal area, in its simplicity, is regarded as one of the most attractive tourist destinations in north Mayo. Belderrig is a rural area located in a region rich in historical and archaeological heritage.

In immediate proximity to the village are the Belderrig Cliffs, which contain some of the most spectacular coastal geology in Ireland.

From here the visitor has fine views as far as Porturlin and Portacloy to the north west and the Stags of Broadhaven rise majestically in the distance. On a clear day one can see the Sligo coastline and the cliffs of Killybegs and Teelin (Donegal).

It is the largely undisturbed openess of the countryside and the closeness of the wild Atlantic that stands in contrast with small cosy cottages with their fireplaces. Knock on any door and you are welcome. Once in Belderrig you forget traffic, haste, stress, depression.

You will be affected by the full moon in Belderrig, equally by the spectacular stars seen during a moonless night, not disturbed by background lights of towns. Whether storms bring the Atlantic to boil or the flat waters at a quiet summer evening, nature's power can be felt in Belderrig.

Nearest towns
Ballycastle 15km

Killala 29km

Belmullet 32km

Ballina 41km
Archaeology
The Belderrig area is rich in historical and archaeological heritage and there is archaeological evidence that Stone-Age farmers lived in Belderrig. The first Stone-Age plough marks ever found in Ireland were uncovered beneath the bog there.

Turfcutting was, and still is, part of the yearly routine in Belderrig and each year locals harvest enough turf to last for the winter weather.

In the 1930s, whilst cutting turf, the local schoolmaster, Patrick Caulfield, continued to find large numbers of stones deep down in the bog.

The fact that they appeared in a regular formation intrigued him and the depth at which he found the stones suggested they must have been there for centuries.

Years later, his son, Professor Seamus Caulfield, an archaeologist, discovered evidence of cultivated fields, houses and tombs, at what is now known as Céide Fields. This unique landscape had lain hidden for many centuries.

Viewing highly recommeded by appointment only