Barrow

a heap of earth or stone raised over a place of burial. The earth tumulus of Greece, the stone cairn of Scotland, the Indian mound of America, and, indeed, the pyramids of Egypt, all belong to the same class of sepulchral monuments. Barrows are particularly numerous in England, and are classified according to their shape into round, long, conical, etc., barrows. When opened, the English barrows reveal the remains of the dead, frequently in rude stone chests, accompanied by arms and implements of the chase. The spearheads, arrow points, and other implements belong to three distinct ages. The earliest are of flint and bone, the next of bronze, and the more recent of iron. The term barrow is to be associated with burg, berg, or burgh, a height or hill. It has no connection with bury, and none with barrow in wheelbarrow. The latter is related to bier, a frame on which to carry. See Burial