BRONZE AGE · BARROW

Barrow

Antrim, Northern Ireland
NISMR MonID 2758
Period
BRONZE AGE
Site type
BARROW
Nation
Northern Ireland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Barrow is a Bronze Age barrow located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, representing a burial monument type characteristic of the second millennium BCE. The site is recorded in the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Register under the designation HED NI NISMR MonID 2758. As a funerary monument of the Bronze Age period, it reflects the burial practices and ceremonial traditions of prehistoric communities in Ulster during this era. Such barrows typically served as focal points for ritual activity and the interment of individuals of social status within their respective communities.

Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 2758. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Barrow?

Barrow is a Bronze Age barrow located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, representing a burial monument type characteristic of the second millennium BCE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 2758.

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 2758.

What other scheduled monuments are near Barrow?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barrow (7.1 km), Mound (7.3 km), Ballymartin church, old town. pre-norman? & medieval church & graveyard, with well & souterrain (7.9 km).

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