BRONZE AGE · BARROW

Barrow

Antrim, Northern Ireland
NISMR MonID 3630
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. The monument represents a burial tradition characteristic of the Bronze Age period in the Irish archaeological record, when such earthen mounds were constructed as funerary monuments for individuals or small family groups. The site is recorded in the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record under monument identification number 3630. As a surviving example of Bronze Age mortuary practice in the region, the barrow contributes to understanding settlement patterns and burial customs in prehistoric Antrim.

Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 3630. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Barrow?

Barrow is a Bronze Age barrow located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 3630.

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 3630.

What other scheduled monuments are near Barrow?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Berginniss mount, barginnis mount. motte (6.8 km), Standing stone (7.5 km), Barrow (7.5 km).

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