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The Four Burrows is a Bronze Age barrow cemetery located near Lamorna in Cornwall, England. The monument consists of four burial mounds positioned within a landscape that reflects the ritual and settlement patterns of the Bronze Age period, typically dating between approximately 2200 and 800 BC. The site represents an important example of funerary practice during this era, when such barrow groupings served as focal points for community burial and commemoration. The Four Burrows survives as a testament to Bronze Age mortuary traditions in south-west England and contributes to understanding the distribution and character of burial monuments across the Cornish peninsula.
The Four Burrows is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016054. View the official record →
The Four Burrows is a Bronze Age barrow cemetery located near Lamorna in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016054.
The Four Burrows 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 1016054.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three bowl barrows 470m and 460m west of Bolotho (7.3 km), Roman milestone at Mynheer Farm (7.5 km), Two rounds at Playing Place, 960m and 970m south west of Carlyon Farm (8.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Four Burrows'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.
The Four Burrows stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.