RING BARROW in Ballinloughan

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as RING BARROW. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC; BRONZE AGE. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Ring barrow, Bronze Age. A common type of burial monument in the British Isles, ring barrows typically consist of a circular mound of earth and/or stone, often containing burial remains, and are significant for understanding prehistoric funerary practices.