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<< Text Pages >> Grendon Cursus - Cursus in England in Northamptonshire

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Grendon Cursus
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 3.0 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Northamptonshire Type: Cursus
Nearest Town: Wellingborough  Nearest Village: Grendon
Map Ref: SP87256174  Landranger Map Number: 152
Latitude: 52.246935N  Longitude: 0.723458W
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
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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Long Enclosure in Northamptonshire

Status: Doubtful
NMR No. SP 86 SE 75
Extent: 86mx17m
Associated with Iron Age enclosure


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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SP8761 : Pylons by the road to the watersports centre by Philip Jeffrey
by Philip Jeffrey
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SP8761 : Grendon Electricity Sub Station by Kokai
by Kokai
©2006(licence)
SP8761 : Footpath towards Grendon by Philip Jeffrey
by Philip Jeffrey
©2019(licence)
SP8761 : Footpath/Farm Track by Kokai
by Kokai
©2006(licence)
SP8762 : The road to Long Lodge Farm by Philip Jeffrey
by Philip Jeffrey
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