PREHISTORIC · BARROW

Barrow

Castlereagh, Northern Ireland
NISMR MonID 6424
Period
PREHISTORIC
Site type
BARROW
Nation
Northern Ireland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Barrow is a prehistoric barrow located in Castlereagh, County Down, Northern Ireland. The monument dates to the Bronze Age and represents one of the burial mounds constructed during this period in the region. Like other barrows of its type, it would have served as a communal or individual burial monument, reflecting the funerary practices and social structures of Bronze Age communities in Ulster. The site is recorded within the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record under the designation HED NI NISMR MonID 6424.

Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 6424. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Barrow?

Barrow is a prehistoric barrow located in Castlereagh, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 6424.

What period does Barrow date from?

Barrow dates from the prehistoric 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 6424.

What other scheduled monuments are near Barrow?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath (1 km), Rath (1.4 km), Rath (1.9 km).

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