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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Biggleswade CursusCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 1.379 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Bedfordshire Type: Cursus
Nearest Town: Biggleswade Nearest Village: Biggleswade
Map Ref: TL194467 Landranger Map Number: 153
Latitude: 52.105753N Longitude: 0.258046W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Minor Cursus in Bedfordshire
Status: Characteristic
NMR No. TL 14 NE 40
Extent: 380mx75m
Terminal type: Square
750m long according to brief report on Bedfordshire CC website
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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10.8km WNW 288° Cardington C Cursus Cursus (TL090497)
10.9km WNW 287° Cardington B Cursus Cursus (TL089497)
10.9km WNW 288° Cardington E Cursus Cursus (TL089499)
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11.7km N 356° Eynesbury Hardwicke B Cursus Cursus (TL184584)
11.9km N 355° Eynesbury Hodwick 1 Long Barrow (TL180585)
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12.7km SE 135° Highley Hill Round Barrow(s) (TL2856637881)
13.0km SE 135° Odsey Round Barrow(s) (TL2880337659)
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