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Barrow, Magherafelt is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. The site lies upon bedrock composed of Palaeogene extrusive rocks, including mafic lava and tuff deposits formed during volcanic activity in the early Tertiary period. This geological foundation of ancient lava flows contrasts sharply with the earthwork constructed above it during the Bronze Age, several millennia later.
The barrow represents a form of burial practice characteristic of Bronze Age communities across the British Isles, typically comprising an earthen mound raised over cremated or inhumed remains, often accompanied by grave goods. Such monuments frequently served as focal points for Bronze Age settlement and ritual activity, with multiple burials sometimes added over generations.
The site is recorded at grid reference H8994099730 and is protected under the Historic Environment Division's scheduling system as monument number 12895. This protection ensures the preservation of the barrow and its surrounding landscape, allowing future research to illuminate the lives and beliefs of the Bronze Age communities who constructed and used this enduring monument.
Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 12895. View the official record →
Barrow, Magherafelt is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 12895.
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.
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.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Counterscarp rath (0.6 km), Rath (1.9 km), Knockcloghrim windmill. windmill (2.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Barrow's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Barrow stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Palaeogene, bedrock that formed in the Paleogene. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.