Walla Barrow

Nearest town:
Liskeard (6km S)
OS reference:
SX252710
OS sheet:
201
Latitude:
50° 30' 43.31 N
Longitude:
4° 27' 56.6 W
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Images

Image of Walla Barrow (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Looking southwest. A winter visit would unveil the cairn from the midsummer bracken.

Image credit: A. Brookes (22.6.2018)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Oct 1, 2018
Image of Walla Barrow (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Looking southeast towards the television mast on Caradon Hill. The cairn is unusual for the area, in that it sits down in a shallow valley with no intervisibility with other monuments.

Image credit: A. Brookes (22.6.2018)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Oct 1, 2018
Image of Walla Barrow (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

The top of the cairn. The engine house of the New Phoenix Mine is visible over the brow of the hill. It’s close to the Trewalla cairns, which can’t be seen from here.

Image credit: A. Brookes (22.6.2018)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Oct 1, 2018

Articles

Walla Barrow

R
Rower Jul 11, 2003

This small cairn (no it is not a barrow!) lies near to a medieval tin stream works, in a moorland valley. It was excavated by Croft-Andrew in the mid 20C, but nothing of interest was found. This is probably due to the fact that after the stunning find of a gold cup in Rillaton Barrow (this is actually a cairn also!), every mound of earth or stone in the district was turned over in search of more treasure.

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