barrow

(noun)

A mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves.

Related Terms

Examples of barrow in the following topics:

  • The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus

    • Isaac Barrow (1630–1677) proved a more generalized version of the theorem, while Barrow's student Isaac Newton (1643–1727) completed the development of the surrounding mathematical theory.

  • Neolithic Monuments

    • Key to plan: (1) The Altar Stone, (2) barrow without a burial, (3) "barrows" without burials, (4) the fallen Slaughter Stone, (5) the Heel Stone, (6) two of originally four Station Stones, (7) ditch, (8) inner bank, (9) outer bank, (10) the Avenue, (11) ring of 30 pits called the Y Holes, (12) ring of 29 pits called the Z Holes, (13) circle of 56 pits, known as the Aubrey holes, (14) smaller southern entrance.

  • Components of Project-Based Learning

    • This i-movie was designed by Christy Barrow, Erin McElroy, and Melissa Palmer (2011).sed Learning

  • Problem-Based Learning

    • However, Barrows reported that, unfortunately, medical residents frequently had difficulty applying knowledge from their classroom experiences in work-related, problem-solving situations.

  • Art of the Bronze Age

    • Burial of dead (which, until this period, had usually been communal) became more individual, with bodies being interred in barrows and cists covered with cairns.