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Ring barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located near Dungannon in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The site consists of a circular earthwork characteristic of ring barrow form, a burial monument type that was widely constructed across Britain and Ireland during the Bronze Age period. Ring barrows typically comprise a circular ditch with an internal or external bank, and served as prestigious burial places for individuals of status within Bronze Age communities. This example represents an important survival of the prehistoric funerary landscape of the Dungannon area, contributing to understanding of Bronze Age settlement patterns and burial practices in Ulster.
Ring barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14771. View the official record →
Ring barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located near Dungannon in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14771.
Ring barrow dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a barrow. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Ring 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 14771.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Eel weir (0.3 km), Horned cairn. court tomb (1.3 km), Crannog in carnteel lough (1.8 km).
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