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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: St Ninians CursusCountry: Scotland County: Stirling Type: Cursus
Nearest Town: Sterling Nearest Village: St Ninians
Map Ref: NS81599016 Landranger Map Number: 57
Latitude: 56.089519N Longitude: 3.904635W
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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Long Enclosure in Sterling
Status: Possible
NMR No. NS89SW 24
Extent: 95mx26m
Terminal type: Round
Pit-defined
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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89m ESE 115° St Ninians Cursus Cursus (NS81679012)
2.8km NW 319° Wester Livilands* Broch or Nuraghe (NS7979692369)
3.1km NW 315° Randolphfield Stones* Standing Stones (NS79449244)
3.4km NW 325° St Ninian's Well (Stirling)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (NS7969093012)
3.9km WNW 285° Boiling Springs (Cambusbarron) Holy Well or Sacred Spring (NS77879124)
4.0km NW 306° Coneypark Nursery (Cambusbarron)* Cairn (NS78409263)
4.2km W 278° Wallstale Dun* Stone Fort or Dun (NS77449085)
4.3km NW 310° King's Park Cup and Rings* Rock Art (NS7837892998)
4.3km WNW 303° Birkill House Cairn (NS780926)
4.3km NW 307° Douglas Terrace (Cambusbarron) Cairn (NS782929)
4.4km ESE 115° Castleton 7a* Rock Art (NS8552188188)
4.4km ESE 116° Castleton 5* Rock Art (NS85548811)
4.4km WNW 300° Chapel Well (Cambusbarron)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (NS77819251)
4.6km NW 323° Butt Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (NS78949389)
4.6km ESE 112° Castleton 2* Rock Art (NS85818831)
4.6km ESE 111° Castleton 1* Rock Art (NS85878840)
4.7km NW 306° St Thomas's Well (Cambusbarron)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (NS7788493056)
4.8km W 274° Wester Craigend Dun* Stone Fort or Dun (NS7677790621)
4.9km NNW 331° Our Lady's Well (Stirling) Holy Well or Sacred Spring (NS79329454)
5.0km WNW 287° Gillies Hill* Hillfort (NS76879176)
5.0km W 276° Castlehill Dun* Stone Fort or Dun (NS76619084)
5.0km ESE 117° Castleton 8* Rock Art (NS86028771)
5.5km SSE 160° Torwood Broch* Broch or Nuraghe (NS8333584986)
5.5km N 352° Abbey Craig Vitrified Fort* Hillfort (NS80949565)
5.7km NNW 348° Bel Stane (Causewayhead) Standing Stone (Menhir) (NS805958)
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