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<< Text Pages >> Englefield - Cursus in England in Berkshire

Submitted by EssexMan on Wednesday, 07 April 2010  Page Views: 3567

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Englefield
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 3.549 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Berkshire Type: Cursus
Nearest Town: Reading  Nearest Village: Englefield
Map Ref: SU626712  Landranger Map Number: 175
Latitude: 51.436348N  Longitude: 1.10081W
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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Discredited Cursus in Berkshire

Status: Discredited
Extent: 1000mx12m
Comparatively recent roadway

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:
SU6271 : Dried Up Cranemoor Lake by Des Blenkinsopp
by Des Blenkinsopp
©2014(licence)
SU6271 : Gate into Englefield Park by Graham Horn
by Graham Horn
©2008(licence)
SU6271 : Gate into Englefield Park by Graham Horn
by Graham Horn
©2008(licence)
SU6271 : Cranemoor Lake Englefield by Stuart Logan
by Stuart Logan
©2011(licence)
SU6271 : Englefied Park from Parker's Corner by Stefan Czapski
by Stefan Czapski
©2017(licence)

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 900m S 181° Englefield Cursus (SU626703)
 1.9km SSW 206° Ufton Nervet Cursus Cursus (SU618695)
 2.2km SSW 197° Ufton Nervet Cursus Cursus (SU620691)
 2.8km WNW 301° St. Andrew's Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SU602726)
 2.8km ESE 116° Burghfield Cursus Cursus (SU65137000)
 4.7km S 169° Ufton Nervet Bell Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SU6356266625)
 5.1km S 178° Raven Hill* Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle (SU62876615)
 6.4km SSE 165° Holden's Firs* Barrow Cemetery (SU64366506)
 6.6km E 93° Anslow's Cottages Trackway Ancient Trackway (SU6923470984)
 7.4km NNE 13° Bozedown Camp* Hillfort (SU6419578403)
 7.8km E 99° Reading Cursus* Cursus (SU70307005)
 7.9km WNW 286° St. Frideswide's Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SU54997326)
 8.1km S 180° The Frith (Hampshire)* Hillfort (SU62686308)
 8.3km S 185° Aldermaston Enclosure* Misc. Earthwork (SU6197062917)
 8.8km NNW 346° Goring Enclosure Causewayed Enclosure (SU604797)
 8.8km NNW 348° Goring Cursus Cursus (SU606798)
 9.0km S 173° Calleva Atrebatum* Ancient Village or Settlement (SU638623)
 9.3km ENE 76° Reading Museum* Museum (SU716735)
 9.4km ENE 67° St. Anne's Well (Caversham)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SU712750)
 9.8km SSW 210° Borson Barrows* Barrow Cemetery (SU57756265)
 10.2km W 262° Ramsbury Corner* Hillfort (SU525696)
 10.7km WSW 254° Dunston Park Ancient Village or Settlement (SU523681)
 10.8km NW 313° Grim's Ditch (Berkshire) Ancient Village or Settlement (SU546785)
 11.3km E 89° Whiteknights Stones* Modern Stone Circle etc (SU739715)
 11.3km NNE 31° Wyfold Castle* Hillfort (SU68328099)
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