Scheduled MonumentsNorthern IrelandNewtownabbeyCarn school house, slieve true, school house carn. round cairn
PREHISTORIC · CAIRN

Carn school house, slieve true, school house carn. round cairn

Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland
NISMR MonID 3310
Period
PREHISTORIC
Site type
CAIRN
Nation
Northern Ireland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Carn School House is a prehistoric round cairn located in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The monument consists of a circular pile of stones typical of cairn construction from the Neolithic or Bronze Age periods, though precise dating remains uncertain without archaeological investigation. Such cairns served various purposes including burial, ritual deposition, or territorial marking during prehistoric times. The site is recorded in the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record under reference HED NI NISMR MonID 3310.

Carn school house, slieve true, school house carn. round cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 3310. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Carn school house, slieve true, school house carn. round cairn?

Carn School House is a prehistoric round cairn located in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 3310.

What period does Carn school house, slieve true, school house carn. round cairn date from?

Carn school house, slieve true, school house carn. round cairn dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting Carn school house, slieve true, school house carn. round cairn?

Carn school house, slieve true, school house carn. round cairn 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 3310.

What other scheduled monuments are near Carn school house, slieve true, school house carn. round cairn?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Monkstown abbey, monketone, ballynamanagh, monkstown church, monkstown cemetery. medieval & post-med. church & graveyard with hollowed stone (3.3 km), Fairy mound. mound (3.4 km), Bivallate rath (4.9 km).

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