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Round cairn is a prehistoric burial monument located in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The structure belongs to the Neolithic or Bronze Age period, common to many cairn deposits across the island of Ireland. The monument consists of a mound of stones, typical of cairn construction methods employed during prehistoric times for interment and ceremonial purposes. Such monuments form an important archaeological record of early settlement patterns and funerary practices in the Belfast region.
Round cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 4299. View the official record →
Round cairn is a prehistoric burial monument located in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 4299.
Round cairn dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Round cairn 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 4299.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Clarendon dock (southerly), ritchies dock. graving dock (5.1 km), Red brick chimney stack (ihr no.10370) (5.6 km), Chimney stack - ihr 010369 (5.6 km).
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