BRONZE AGE · BARROW

Barrow

Magherafelt, Northern Ireland
NISMR MonID 12895
Period
BRONZE AGE
Site type
BARROW
Nation
Northern Ireland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in the townland of Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The site represents the burial practices of Bronze Age communities in the region, a period when such mounded earthworks served as prominent markers of elite or community burial grounds. The monument survives as an earthen barrow, preserving physical evidence of prehistoric funerary tradition in the landscape of northern Ireland.

Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 12895. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Barrow?

Barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in the townland of Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 12895.

What period does Barrow date from?

Barrow dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a barrow. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting Barrow?

Barrow is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 12895.

What other scheduled monuments are near Barrow?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Counterscarp rath (0.6 km), Rath (1.9 km), Knockcloghrim windmill. windmill (2.8 km).

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