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Moyle Mound is a prehistoric earthwork situated in the Moyle district of Northern Ireland. The monument consists of a raised mound of uncertain date and original purpose, though its form is consistent with Bronze Age burial practices. It stands upon bedrock of the Southern Highland Group, a metamorphic formation of psammite and pelite dating to the Middle Cambrian period, which provides the local geological foundation across much of this region of County Antrim.
The mound occupies an elevated position in the Moyle landscape, where the underlying metamorphic bedrock would have influenced both the monument's construction and its long-term preservation. Such mounds in this part of Ireland frequently served as burial markers or ritual monuments, though without excavation the specific function of this example remains undetermined. The site's survival in the modern landscape testifies to its recognised significance within local topography.
The monument is protected under Historic Environment Division reference 1319, ensuring its preservation as a record of prehistoric settlement and practice in the north Irish uplands. Its location within the Moyle landscape connects it to broader patterns of Bronze Age activity across the region.
Mound, possibly barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 1319. View the official record →
Moyle Mound is a prehistoric earthwork situated in the Moyle district of Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 1319.
Mound, possibly barrow dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a mound. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Mound, possibly 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 1319.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barrow (0.1 km), Rath (0.8 km), Old castle. house (2.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Mound, possibly 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.
Mound, possibly barrow stands on Southern Highland Group, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is psammite and pelite.