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Ring barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The monument consists of a circular or oval earthwork, characteristic of ring barrow forms that became prevalent during the Bronze Age across the British Isles. Such monuments typically functioned as burial sites and may have contained cremated or inhumed remains, reflecting the funerary practices of Bronze Age communities. The site contributes to the archaeological record of early metal-using societies in the wider Ulster region.
Ring barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 3916. View the official record →
Ring barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 3916.
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 3916.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bivallate rath (4.5 km), White abbey, druin la croix, deulacressce. premonstratensian abbey (5.7 km), Rath (5.8 km).
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