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Barrow is a Bronze Age funerary mound located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, and is protected by the Historic Environment Division as a scheduled monument under reference 4065. The barrow sits upon bedrock composed of Palaeogene extrusive rocks, predominantly mafic lava and mafic tuff formed during the Paleogene period. This geological foundation of ancient volcanic material contrasts with the later Bronze Age construction of the monument itself, creating a landscape where rocks of vastly different ages meet.
Bronze Age barrows were constructed as burial monuments, typically earthen mounds raised over cremated or inhumed remains, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status of the deceased. The Antrim location places this monument within a region rich in prehistoric archaeology, where such burial practices reflect the settlement and social organisation of early metal-using communities in Ireland.
The monument's survival to the present day, despite millennia of agricultural use and landscape change across County Antrim, makes it an important archaeological resource. Its protection recognises the scientific and historical value of understanding Bronze Age funerary practices and the communities that created these enduring monuments across the Irish landscape.
Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 4065. View the official record →
Barrow is a Bronze Age funerary mound located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, and is protected by the Historic Environment Division as a scheduled monument under reference 4065.
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 4065.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The bohill stone, bochell stone, bowhill stone. round cairn & standing stone (5.5 km), Tullyrusk fort. raised rath & plantation fort (5.9 km), Counterscarp platform rath (6.4 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.