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<< Our Photo Pages >> Kenwyn Four Burrows - Barrow Cemetery in England in Cornwall

Submitted by vicky on Sunday, 03 October 2004  Page Views: 9254

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Kenwyn Four Burrows
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Truro  Nearest Village: Marazanvose
Map Ref: SW762482  Landranger Map Number: 204
Latitude: 50.291210N  Longitude: 5.143338W
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
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
3

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Kenwyn Four Burrows
Kenwyn Four Burrows submitted by ocifant : I found this a difficult site to photograph, due to the presence of the A30, the trees and hedges and lack of a suitable viewpoint. Here are two of the four... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Barrow Cemetery in Cornwall, which straddles the A30 just west of Chybucca. Three of the barrows lie to the south, and one to the north. All lie on private land.

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Kenwyn Four Burrows
Kenwyn Four Burrows submitted by Bladup : Four Burrows, the barrow to the north of the A30. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Kenwyn Four Burrows
Kenwyn Four Burrows submitted by Bladup : Four Burrows, the two Eastern barrows. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Kenwyn Four Burrows
Kenwyn Four Burrows submitted by Bladup : Four Burrows, the two eastern barrows. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Kenwyn Four Burrows
Kenwyn Four Burrows submitted by Bladup : Four Burrows, the barrow just to the south of the A30. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Kenwyn Four Burrows
Kenwyn Four Burrows submitted by Bladup : Four Burrows, the barrow to the north of the A30.

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