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Mound, possibly barrow is a prehistoric earthwork located near Banbridge in County Down, Northern Ireland. The monument comprises a raised mound whose exact date and purpose remain uncertain, though its morphology suggests it may be a barrow—a burial mound characteristic of Bronze Age funerary practice across the British Isles. The site sits on bedrock formed from Gala Group wacke, a hard sedimentary stone laid down during the Telychian period of the Ordovician geological timescale, which would have presented substantial challenges to prehistoric excavators preparing the burial chamber.
The mound's preservation on this geological foundation has protected it from significant degradation, allowing the earthwork to remain a recognisable feature in the Banbridge landscape. Its classification as possibly rather than definitely a barrow reflects the difficulty of establishing firm typological attribution without archaeological excavation. The monument is protected by the Historic Environment Division under scheduled monument reference 7035, ensuring its preservation for future research and public understanding of the region's prehistoric heritage.
Mound, possibly barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 7035. View the official record →
Mound, possibly barrow is a prehistoric earthwork located near Banbridge in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 7035.
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 7035.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Trivallate rath (6.7 km), Donaghmore cross. high cross, on early monastic site, & multiperiod church site with souterrain & enclosure (7 km), Counterscarp rath (7.6 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 Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.