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Barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The monument stands on bedrock of Palaeogene extrusive rocks, a foundation of ancient mafic lava and tuff formed some 66 to 2.6 million years ago. This geological base reflects the volcanic character of the region during the Tertiary period, a landscape shaped by the same geological forces that created the basalt plateaux of the surrounding area.
The barrow represents a significant funerary monument of the Bronze Age period, roughly 4,500 to 2,500 years ago, when such earthen mounds were constructed across the British Isles to mark and contain the remains of the dead. These monuments frequently contained cremated or inhumed burials, often accompanied by grave goods that reflected the status and beliefs of their communities.
The site is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 3060, recognising its importance as an archaeological resource. The barrow survives as a physical record of Bronze Age settlement and burial practice in Antrim, contributing to the wider understanding of prehistoric communities in Northern Ireland.
Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 3060. View the official record →
Barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 3060.
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 3060.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kilmakee stone circle. cairn ('stone circle') (6.1 km), Mound - raised rath? (6.4 km), Raised rath (7.7 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.