<< Text Pages >> Castle Coombe - Cursus in England in Wiltshire
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Castle CoombeCountry: England County: Wiltshire Type: Cursus
Nearest Town: Chippenham Nearest Village: Castle Coombe
Map Ref: ST842792 Landranger Map Number: 173
Latitude: 51.511503N Longitude: 2.229067W
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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lucasn visited on 30th May 2017 - their rating: Cond: -1 Amb: 3 Access: 4
Status: Discredited
Extent: 300mx15m
A spur 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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411m WNW 284° Castle Coombe Cursus (ST838793)
1.3km WSW 240° Lugbury* Chambered Tomb (ST83097856)
4.2km NNW 330° Luckington II* Chambered Tomb (ST82108284)
4.4km NNW 330° Giant's Caves* Chambered Cairn (ST81998297)
4.9km S 191° Colerne Cross Dyke* Misc. Earthwork (ST83267436)
5.5km N 358° Hancock's Well Holy Well or Sacred Spring (ST8403684687)
5.7km SE 142° Lanhill* Long Barrow (ST87737471)
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6.0km S 186° The Danes Tump* Round Barrow(s) (ST83547325)
6.2km WSW 258° Fox Covert NW* Chambered Tomb (ST78087791)
6.3km W 259° Tormarton 1* Long Barrow (ST77957805)
7.2km NW 304° Grickstone Farm* Chambered Tomb (ST78278327)
7.4km WNW 299° The Grickstone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (ST77698281)
7.5km SSE 149° Holy Well (Biddestone)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (ST8802772733)
7.6km WSW 252° West Littleton Down* Round Barrow(s) (ST769769)
8.4km SSW 195° Colerne Cross.* Ancient Cross (ST820711)
8.5km NNW 346° Didmarton Cross* Ancient Cross (ST8223887460)
8.5km NNW 347° St Lawrences Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (ST82258749)
8.8km WNW 292° Old Sodbury* Hillfort (ST76088258)
9.2km NNW 338° Tump Barn Round Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (ST80758770)
9.2km WSW 255° Dyrham and Hinton Chambered Tomb (ST75307689)
9.3km WNW 303° Horton Camp* Hillfort (ST76438436)
9.9km NNW 331° Starveall* Chambered Tomb (ST79408792)
10.1km NNW 333° Upper Kilcott Round Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (ST79638819)
10.3km SSW 206° Three Shires Stones* Modern Stone Circle etc (ST7961070021)
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