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<< Text Pages >> Featherstone Cursus - Cursus in England in Yorkshire (West)

Submitted by EssexMan on Wednesday, 07 April 2010  Page Views: 4448

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Featherstone Cursus
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 5.644 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Yorkshire (West) Type: Cursus
Nearest Town: Wakefield  Nearest Village: Featherstone
Map Ref: SE418232  Landranger Map Number: 105
Latitude: 53.703565N  Longitude: 1.368297W
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
3 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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Long Enclosure in West Yorkshire

Status: Possible
NMR No. SE 42 SW 65
Extent: 162mx35m


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SE4123 : House near Ackton Pasture Wood by Anthony Parkes
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SE4223 : Arable land above Low Laithe Farm by Christine Johnstone
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SE4123 : Winter tree on Castleford Lane by Christine Johnstone
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SE4223 : Low Laithe Farm by Anthony Parkes
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SE4223 : Farm track off Cutsyke Road by Christine Johnstone
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