Scheduled MonumentsNorthern IrelandBallymoneyMound - round barrow?
PREHISTORIC · MOUND

Mound - round barrow?

Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
NISMR MonID 1341
Period
PREHISTORIC
Site type
MOUND
Nation
Northern Ireland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Mound is a round barrow located in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The monument represents a burial structure of Neolithic or Bronze Age date, periods during which such earthworks served as ceremonial and funerary foci for prehistoric communities. The barrow survives as a roughly circular earthwork, typical of round barrow monuments found throughout the British Isles. Such monuments are significant archaeological features that provide evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns, social organisation, and burial practices in the region during the second and third millennia before the Common Era.

Mound - round barrow? is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 1341. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Mound - round barrow??

Mound is a round barrow located in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 1341.

What period does Mound - round barrow? date from?

Mound - round 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.

Who is responsible for protecting Mound - round barrow??

Mound - round 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 1341.

What other scheduled monuments are near Mound - round barrow??

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Raised rath (0.4 km), Mound - barrow? (1.3 km), Platform rath (1.5 km).

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