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<< Text Pages >> Holywood Cursus - Cursus in Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway

Submitted by EssexMan on Wednesday, 07 April 2010  Page Views: 2750

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Holywood Cursus
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.788 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Cursus
Nearest Town: Dumfries  Nearest Village: Holywood
Map Ref: NX95968038  Landranger Map Number: 78
Latitude: 55.106873N  Longitude: 3.632328W
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
5

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Long Enclosure in Dumfries & Galloway

Status: Possible
NMR No. NX98SE 86
Extent: 85mx12m
Pit Defined, Associated with double pit alignment and a series of pits


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NX9680 : Plantation at the Holm by Colin Kinnear
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NX9680 : Holm Farm, Holywood by Chris Newman
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NX9680 : Nith riverbank, from the train by Darrin Antrobus
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NX9580 : Grazing towards woodland, Crossleys by JThomas
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NX9580 : Loch Foot Burn Bridge by Chris Newman
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