Private Archaeological Tour

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Operator: Beehive Huts
Duration: 2 h
Area: Ventry
Prices: Private Archaeological Tour €127.20

About this tour

Location: Please follow the Google Maps provided! You can also type “Hold a baby lamb” and it will lead you here!
Duration: 1 Hour
Age: Suitable for all Ages

Opening Times: 9am – 6pm

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Private Archaeological Tour Includes

• Private archaeological tour with resident archaeologist of the ancient beehive huts
• Hold a baby lamb
• Sheepdog show
• Tea, coffee and cake

The Beehive Huts

These amazing structures, some over 1400 years old, are built using the corbelling technique, a style that goes back to the Neolithic.In the field beside the farmhouse you will see one of the largest early medieval houses in the county.

It consists of 3 rooms, and there is also an underground passage or souterrain (currently not accessible). This was probably used for storage, and possibly also for hiding in.
The building is called Cathair an dá Dhoras in Gaelic (the language spoken in Aedán’s family. This means ‘the fort of the two doors’, and is also known as Cathair Sayers (Sayers’ fort).

Hold a baby lamb

Sometimes a mother can have just too many babies, and it is all too much for her – so the farmer helps out by bottle feeding one of them.
Aedán is on a farm with many sheep, so this happens a lot, particularly in the spring and early summer, when he could be feeding several lambs – but there are always lambs to see on the farm, any time of the year. If you are lucky, you will arrive at feeding time and can help out bottle-feeding one of the cute lambs.

Sheepdog Trial

Sheepdog trials became a popular event over 200 years ago in Ireland. It can take many years of training and practice for dogs to be so in sync with their masters and on the farm, that type of symbiosis is more important than ever.
There is a great understanding between a farmer and his dog, and the wonderful way the sheepdog can round up the animals with minimal instruction.

Aedán (and sometimes his dad or his uncle) offers demonstrations of this spectacle for groups.

Large Group bookings welcome, if you have a group larger than 10 people, please call us to book.

Cancellation policy

Customers will receive a full refund or credit in case of operator cancellation due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances. Contact us by phone to cancel or inquire about a cancellation. No-shows will be charged the full price.