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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Welshpool A CursusCountry: Wales
NOTE: This site is 1.176 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Powys Type: Cursus
Nearest Town: Welshpool Nearest Village: Welshpool
Map Ref: SJ21640480 Landranger Map Number: 126
Latitude: 52.635269N Longitude: 3.159316W
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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Cruciform Long Enclosure in Powys
Status: Certain
NMR No. PRN 3482
Extent: 380mx12m
Terminal type: Unknown
Date: 3960-3630 cal BC 95% confidence terminus post quem
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.
The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) features a short general page on this cursus - see their entry for Sarn-y-Bryn-Caled, Belan, Montgomeryshire.
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247m NE 46° Welshpool A Cursus Cursus (SJ21820497)
278m ENE 68° Sarn-y-Bryn-Caled* Timber Circle (SJ219049)
314m NE 36° Sarn-y-bryn-caled II Cursus Cursus (SJ21830505)
541m NE 37° Sarn-y-bryn-caled II Cursus Cursus (SJ21970523)
2.7km NNE 20° Powysland Museum* Museum (SJ226073)
2.7km NNE 25° Welshpool Eisteddfod Circle* Modern Stone Circle etc (SJ2286307263)
2.9km NNE 16° Maen Llog* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SJ225076)
3.6km SSW 199° Dyffryn Lane, Berriew* Henge (SJ2044101409)
3.7km SSW 200° Maen Beuno* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SJ2029201303)
4.9km SW 215° St Beuno (Berriew)* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SJ18780082)
4.9km ENE 77° Beacon Ring* Hillfort (SJ265058)
5.8km ENE 58° Trinity Well, Cletterwood Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SJ26650780)
7.3km SSE 150° Chirbury* Henge (SO25189838)
7.9km S 179° Ffridd Faldwyn* Hillfort (SO217969)
8.2km N 1° Trinity Well, Guilsfield Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SJ21881297)
8.2km N 4° Gaer Fawr (Guilsfield)* Hillfort (SJ223130)
8.5km E 83° Walton Camp* Hillfort (SJ301057)
8.8km NW 313° Ffynnon y Clawdd Llesg* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SJ153109)
10.0km SE 125° Middleton Hall* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SO297989)
10.3km NE 42° Trinity Well (Trewern) Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SJ287123)
10.4km NW 323° Meifod* Ancient Cross (SJ155132)
10.5km SE 125° Middleton Hill Round Barrow(s) (SO302987)
10.5km SSE 147° Calcot Camp* Hillfort (SO273959)
10.7km ESE 113° Castle Ring (Rorrington)* Hillfort (SJ315005)
10.9km SE 125° Mitchell's Fold* Stone Circle (SO30429837)
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