BRONZE AGE · BARROW

Barrow

Antrim, Northern Ireland
NISMR MonID 3060
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 County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The site represents a key example of burial practice during the Bronze Age period, when such earthen mounds were constructed to mark the graves of significant individuals or family groups. The monument survives as a discernible earthwork, preserving evidence of prehistoric funerary custom and settlement patterns in the region. Bronze Age barrows across northern Ireland, including this example, form an important archaeological record for understanding the ritual and social organisation of prehistoric communities in Ulster.

Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 3060. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Barrow?

Barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 3060.

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 3060.

What other scheduled monuments are near Barrow?

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).

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