BRONZE AGE · MOUND

Mound

Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
NISMR MonID 11348
Period
BRONZE AGE
Site type
MOUND
Nation
Northern Ireland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Mound is a Bronze Age burial mound located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The monument represents a form of funerary architecture typical of the Bronze Age period in Ireland, when such earthworks served as repositories for the dead and functioned as significant territorial markers within the landscape. The mound's precise dimensions and any archaeological deposits it may contain reflect the burial practices and social organisation of Bronze Age communities in the region. As a scheduled monument under the Historic Environment Division of Northern Ireland, the site remains an important resource for understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and mortuary practices in Ulster.

Mound is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 11348. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Mound?

Mound is a Bronze Age burial mound located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 11348.

What period does Mound date from?

Mound dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a mound. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting Mound?

Mound 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 11348.

What other scheduled monuments are near Mound?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Druid's temple, stone circle. cairn kerb (1.2 km), Toberakill. mound, possibly church & penal site (2.3 km), Penitential station stones (associated with fer 0272 (2.3 km).

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