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Warren's Barrow is a Neolithic burial mound located in Cornwall, England, representing an important example of prehistoric funerary architecture from the fourth or third millennium before Christ. The barrow survives as an earthwork mound, though its original dimensions and internal structure have been subject to modification and investigation over time. Its inclusion within the National Heritage List for England under entry 1016888 reflects its significance as a scheduled ancient monument and its contribution to understanding Neolithic settlement and burial practices in the south-west of England. The site remains an archaeological resource for studying the material culture and mortuary customs of Cornwall's earliest farming communities.
Warren's Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016888. View the official record →
Warren's Barrow is a Neolithic burial mound located in Cornwall, England, representing an important example of prehistoric funerary architecture from the fourth or third millennium before Christ. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016888.
Warren's Barrow is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1016888.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows at Two Burrows, 200m north east of Fair-View Farm, Allet (7.4 km), Round 450m south of Tregeagle (7.7 km), Polwhele Castle: a round with hut circle and field system 160m south west of Higher Tregurra (7.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Warren's 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.
Warren's Barrow stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.