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Ring barrow at H2041055280 is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The earthwork consists of a circular or sub-circular bank and internal ditch, a common Bronze Age burial form found across the British Isles. Such monuments typically contained cremated or inhumed remains of the deceased, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status and beliefs of their makers.
The barrow sits upon bedrock of the Shanmullagh Formation, composed of sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and conglomerate dating to the Famennian period. This underlying geology would have influenced the monument's construction and preservation, with the mixed sedimentary strata affecting soil drainage and the survival of organic remains within the burial chamber.
The site is protected by the Historic Environment Division of the Department for Communities as a scheduled monument under reference 9537, reflecting its significance as evidence of prehistoric settlement and funerary practice in the region. Ring barrows of this type remain important archaeological witnesses to Bronze Age society in Ulster, preserving information about ritual, social organisation and land use in the prehistoric landscape.
Ring barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 9537. View the official record →
Ring barrow at H2041055280 is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 9537.
Ring barrow dates from the prehistoric 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 9537.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath (7.8 km), Cherry island, bone island. crannog in drumgay lough (8.5 km), Rath (8.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Ring 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.
Ring barrow stands on Shanmullagh Formation, bedrock that formed in the Famennian. The rock here is sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and conglomerate.