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<< Text Pages >> Crowmarsh Cursus - Cursus in England in Oxfordshire

Submitted by EssexMan on Wednesday, 07 April 2010  Page Views: 3785

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Crowmarsh Cursus
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.579 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Oxfordshire Type: Cursus
Nearest Town: Wallingford  Nearest Village: Crowmarsh
Map Ref: SU61158585  Landranger Map Number: 175
Latitude: 51.568216N  Longitude: 1.119133W
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
5 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.
no data 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
5

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Cruciform Long Enclosure in Oxfordshire

Status: Certain
NMR No. SU 68 NW 40
Extent: 240mx20m
Terminal type: Bank barow
Date: 3540-3340 cal BC 83% confidence (BM-1405) for antler from primary ditch fill

Note: This location marks one terminal (end) of a cursus monument. The location of the other terminal can be found in the Nearby Site list below.
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SU6185 : Wallingford Road by Shaun Ferguson
by Shaun Ferguson
©2009(licence)
SU6185 : B4009 south of North Stoke by Stuart Logan
by Stuart Logan
©2011(licence)
SU6185 : Hedge junction beside Wallingford Road south of North Stoke by Roger Templeman
by Roger Templeman
©2014(licence)
SU6085 : North Stoke across the field. by Bill Nicholls
by Bill Nicholls
©2009(licence)
SU6186 : Fingerpost on Wallingford Road, North Stoke by David Howard
by David Howard
©2022(licence)

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 302m SW 215° Crowmarsh Cursus Cursus (SU60988560)
 314m SSW 211° Crowmarsh Complex Barrow Cemetery (SU60998558)
 3.2km SSW 212° Moulsford Cursus Cursus (SU59498312)
 4.3km WNW 299° Cholsey Hill Camp* Hillfort (SU5735387927)
 4.4km SW 226° Lingley Knoll Misc. Earthwork (SU58048274)
 4.4km ENE 71° Grim's Ditch (Ridgeway, Bachelor's Hill)* Misc. Earthwork (SU6530787336)
 4.4km SW 226° Lingley Knob Round Barrow(s) (SU57978276)
 5.3km NNE 14° Benson Cursus Cursus (SU624910)
 6.1km S 186° Goring Cursus Cursus (SU606798)
 6.2km S 188° Goring Enclosure Causewayed Enclosure (SU604797)
 6.3km NNE 17° Benson Cursus Cursus (SU629919)
 6.4km W 274° Blewburton Hill* Hillfort (SU547862)
 6.7km N 353° Shillingford Cursus Cursus (SU602925)
 6.8km N 352° Warborough Cursus Cursus (SU60119260)
 7.0km NNW 330° Brightwell Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SU576919)
 7.1km N 350° Shillingford Cursus Cursus (SU598928)
 7.8km NNW 328° Sinodun Camp* Hillfort (SU5694592434)
 8.0km WSW 244° Lowbury Hill Camp Ancient Temple (SU5400082250)
 8.0km SSE 159° Bozedown Camp* Hillfort (SU6419578403)
 8.0km NE 46° Swyncombe Downs Earthwork Misc. Earthwork (SU66889152)
 8.1km ESE 103° Stoke Row Puddingstone* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SU6910684123)
 8.3km NNW 348° Dorchester; Overy Cursus (SU593939)
 8.3km NE 47° Swyncombe Earthworks* Misc. Earthwork (SU6722091570)
 8.6km NNW 335° Dyke Hills* Hillfort (SU57389358)
 8.6km SE 125° Wyfold Castle* Hillfort (SU68328099)
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