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<< Text Pages >> Willington - Cursus in England in Bedfordshire

Submitted by EssexMan on Wednesday, 07 April 2010  Page Views: 2590

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Willington
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.705 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Bedfordshire Type: Cursus
Nearest Town: Bedford  Nearest Village: Willington
Map Ref: TL112485  Landranger Map Number: 153
Latitude: 52.123637N  Longitude: 0.377133W
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
1 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
4

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JohnLindsay visited on 2nd Apr 2016 Ah, willington shows this entry in cople and cople shows the willington entry, so now perhaps we can join this up? Nothing in BIAB for willington

Discredited Cursus in Bedfordshire

Status: Discredited
Almost certainly a road

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:
TL1148 : Bridleway heading to Sandy by Philip Jeffrey
by Philip Jeffrey
©2015(licence)
TL1148 : Small wood in the field by Philip Jeffrey
by Philip Jeffrey
©2015(licence)
TL1148 : Track of Footpath to Water End and Cople by ian saunders
by ian saunders
©2007(licence)
TL1148 : Material dredged from ditch next to path by ian saunders
by ian saunders
©2007(licence)
TL1148 : Course of footpath by recently dredged ditch by ian saunders
by ian saunders
©2007(licence)

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 499m E 91° Willington Cursus (TL117485)
 2.3km NW 311° Willington N/W cursus Cursus (TL094500)
 2.4km NW 310° Cople Cursus Cursus (TL09325000)
 2.5km WNW 303° Cardington E Cursus Cursus (TL091498)
 2.5km WNW 300° Cardington C Cursus Cursus (TL090497)
 2.6km WNW 299° Cardington B Cursus Cursus (TL089497)
 2.7km WNW 303° Cardington E Cursus Cursus (TL089499)
 3.9km WNW 301° Goldington* Timber Circle (TL0784050440)
 6.1km WNW 283° Bedford Museum* Museum (TL0522349738)
 6.6km NW 317° Mowsbury Hill Hillfort (TL066532)
 6.8km E 87° Caesar's Camp (Bedfordshire)* Hillfort (TL180490)
 7.5km NNE 31° Roundhill Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (TL1487755016)
 7.5km E 97° Sandy Lodge Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle (TL187478)
 7.9km NE 41° Willow Row Barrow* Barrow Cemetery (TL162546)
 8.2km W 274° Kempston Cursus Cursus (TL030489)
 8.4km ESE 104° Biggleswade Cursus Cursus (TL194467)
 8.6km NE 54° Eynesbury Hodwick 2 Long Barrow (TL181537)
 8.7km ESE 104° Biggleswade Cursus Cursus (TL197466)
 8.9km WNW 282° Biddenham Bridge Holy Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (TL024502)
 9.8km SW 217° Houghton Conquest Long Barrow (TL055405)
 11.5km NNW 347° Bolnhurst Earthwork Misc. Earthwork (TL084597)
 11.9km NE 37° Eynesbury Hardwicke A Cursus Cursus (TL181582)
 12.1km NE 35° Eynesbury Hodwick 1 Long Barrow (TL180585)
 12.2km NE 37° Eynesbury Hardwicke B Cursus Cursus (TL184584)
 13.1km WNW 294° Holywell (Bedfordshire)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SP9907753646)
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