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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Veryan Barrow Alternative Name: Carne Beacon
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Chambered Tomb

Map Ref: SW9126338647  Landranger Map Number: 204
Latitude: 50.210932N  Longitude: 4.926903W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
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 2 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Veryan Barrow
Veryan Barrow submitted by ocifant : Also known as Carne Beacon, this is the largest barrow in Cornwall. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Chambered Tomb in Cornwall

This round barrow, located 320m north of Carne Farm, is scheduled as Historic England List ID 1019745 and recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 429571. Pastscape tells us this Bronze Age barrow is "one of the largest in England and traditionally the burial place of Gerennius (or Gerent) King of Cornwall circa 590 AD. It was excavated in 1855 when it measured 28ft high by 350ft circumferance, and originally must have been larger as part of the north side seems to have been removed".

The Journal of Antiquities also includes an entry for the Carne Beacon, Veryan, Cornwall, which includes directions for finding the site, together with a photograph, a description, background information about King Gerrenius (Geraint), plus a list of reference sources for more information.
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Veryan Barrow
Veryan Barrow submitted by Bladup : Veryan Barrow (Carne Beacon) from above, Looking south west over Gerrans Bay (Photo courtesy of Cornwall National Landscape) (Vote or comment on this photo)

Veryan Barrow
Veryan Barrow submitted by Bladup : Veryan Barrow (or Carne Beacon) and the Sun, The field the barrow is in had literally millions of liberty cap Psilocybe semilanceata psychoactive mushrooms in it, The mycelium they grow from must be absolutely huge here, Is it coincidence? Huge barrow, huge mycelium, You just never know! (Vote or comment on this photo)

Veryan Barrow
Veryan Barrow submitted by Bladup : Veryan Barrow (or Carne Beacon) is said to be the largest in Cornwall (Vote or comment on this photo)

Veryan Barrow
Veryan Barrow submitted by Bladup : Veryan Barrow (or Carne Beacon) (Vote or comment on this photo)

Veryan Barrow
Veryan Barrow submitted by Bladup : Veryan Barrow (or Carne Beacon), It's a big un (Vote or comment on this photo)

Veryan Barrow
Veryan Barrow submitted by Bladup : Veryan Barrow (or Carne Beacon) has a gate and steps nowadays

Veryan Barrow
Veryan Barrow submitted by Bladup : Veryan Barrow (or Carne Beacon) is said to be the largest in Cornwall, I've no idea if it's just a coincidence but the field the barrow is in had literally millions of liberty cap Psilocybe semilanceata psychoactive mushrooms in it (I can even see some when i zoom in on the photo), The mycelium they grow from must be absolutely huge here, Is it coincidence? Huge barrow, huge mycelium!

Veryan Barrow
Veryan Barrow submitted by Bladup : Veryan Barrow (or Carne Beacon) is said to be the largest in Cornwall, It's that big It looks to me to even have a WW2 pillbox built into

Veryan Barrow
Veryan Barrow submitted by Bladup : Veryan Barrow (or Carne Beacon) is said to be the largest in Cornwall, I've no idea if it's just a coincidence but the field the barrow is in had literally millions of liberty cap Psilocybe semilanceata psychoactive mushrooms in it, The mycelium they grow from must be absolutely huge here, Like i said before, Is it coincidence? Huge barrow, huge mycelium, You never know!

Veryan Barrow
Veryan Barrow submitted by Bladup : Looking over Pendower Beach and the aptly named Carne Beach towards Veryan Barrow on the horizon (A little left of the photos middle)

Veryan Barrow
Veryan Barrow submitted by Bladup : Looking over Pendower Beach towards Veryan Barrow on the horizon in the middle of the photo

Veryan Barrow
Veryan Barrow submitted by Bladup : Veryan Barrow or Carne beacon, it's said to be the largest in Cornwall.

Veryan Barrow
Veryan Barrow submitted by Bladup

Veryan Barrow
Veryan Barrow submitted by Sunny100 : [B/w image@Mick Sharp]. Bronze-Age round barrow/burial mound about half a mile south of Veryan in Cornwall. The tree covered mound is situated in a farmers field and is said to be the biggest barrow in England ? It is 15 feet high (4.5 metres) and some 106 metres in circumference.

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Re: Carne aka Veryan Barrow by Nelliegooner on Monday, 22 February 2021
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Easy to access via a short footpath across a field from SW 91261 38565 or SW 91223 38752.
A flight of wooden steps against the side make for a straightforward climb to the top and wonderful views.
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