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Mound is a possibly barrow situated near Moyle in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The monument survives as an uncertain earthwork whose original form and purpose remain unclear, though its morphology suggests it may be a burial mound of Bronze Age or earlier date. Like many such monuments in the region, it has been subject to erosion and land use changes that have obscured its defining characteristics and made definitive classification difficult.
The mound lies on bedrock of the Argyll Group, formed during the Neoproterozoic era and comprising psammite, semipelite and pelite—metamorphic rocks typical of the ancient Scottish Highlands geology that extends into north-eastern Ireland. This underlying geology has influenced both the landscape character and the drainage patterns around the monument.
The site is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 965 as part of the statutory record of Northern Ireland's archaeological heritage. The monument's uncertain status reflects the challenges of identifying and interpreting earthworks in areas subject to long-term agricultural and developmental pressures, yet its preservation in the record ensures it remains available for future study and potential reassessment as survey techniques and archaeological understanding continue to develop.
Mound (possibly barrow) is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 965. View the official record →
Mound is a possibly barrow situated near Moyle in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 965.
Mound (possibly barrow) dates from the uncertain 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 965.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cloughananca (2). portal tomb (4.3 km), Cloughananca (1). portal tomb (4.6 km), Portal tomb (5.2 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 Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.