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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Troqueer CursusCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.701 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Cursus
Nearest Town: Dumfries Nearest Village: Troqueer
Map Ref: NX95837512 Landranger Map Number: 84
Latitude: 55.059598N Longitude: 3.632438W
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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Minor Cursus in Dumfries & Galloway
Status: Certain
NMR No. NX97NE 85
Extent: 300mx95m
Terminal type: Rounded
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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303m E 79° Troqueer Cursus Cursus (NX96137517)
1.3km ENE 61° Dumfries Museum* Museum (NX9698975731)
1.6km ENE 65° St Allan's Wells (Dumfries) Holy Well or Sacred Spring (NX97307576)
2.3km ENE 67° Greystone Park Stone Circle (NX980760)
2.9km S 183° St Queran's Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (NX95597222)
3.0km S 187° Picts Knowe* Henge (NX95387213)
3.8km NW 306° Ladye Well (Terregles) Holy Well or Sacred Spring (NX92767744)
4.1km WSW 251° Easthill* Stone Circle (NX91937388)
4.4km NNW 344° Twelve Apostles (Dumfries)* Stone Circle (NX9470079400)
4.5km NNW 347° Holywood A Cursus Cursus (NX94937951)
4.6km WNW 285° Beacon Hill (Dumfries and Galloway)* Hillfort (NX91397643)
4.8km NNW 347° Holywood A Cursus Cursus (NX94857979)
4.9km NNW 348° Holywood B Cursus Cursus (NX949799)
5.1km N 351° Holywood B Cursus Cursus (NX951802)
5.3km N 0° Holywood Cursus Cursus (NX95968038)
6.3km WSW 249° Lochrutton Loch* Crannog (NX89837299)
6.5km NW 318° Holywood Cursus Cursus (NX91558004)
6.8km NW 309° Hall Hill* Hillfort (NX90597949)
7.8km N 4° Kirkmahoe Cursus Cursus (NX96508286)
8.9km WNW 286° Angel Well (Barnsoul) Holy Well or Sacred Spring (NX87337770)
9.0km W 281° The Doons* Hillfort (NX86987699)
10.1km S 173° Lochhill* Chambered Cairn (NX96886507)
10.7km SSE 165° Ingleston Cairn (NX983647)
10.7km SE 141° Ward Law* Hillfort (NY0245766692)
10.8km NNW 337° Temple Wood (Dunscore)* Modern Stone Circle etc (NX91848522)
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