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<< Text Pages >> St Ninians Cursus - Cursus in Scotland in Stirling

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: St Ninians Cursus
Country: 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:
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 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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NS8190 : Older houses in Wallace Street by Richard Dorrell
by Richard Dorrell
©2010(licence)
NS8190 : Muirhead Terrace, Newmarket, Bannockburn by Richard Dorrell
by Richard Dorrell
©2010(licence)
NS8189 : Newmarket Garage, Bannockburn by Richard Dorrell
by Richard Dorrell
©2010(licence)
NS8190 : Muirhead Terrace, 1929 by Alex McGregor
by Alex McGregor
©2014(licence)
NS8189 : Flats in Fairgreen Place, Bannockburn by Richard Dorrell
by Richard Dorrell
©2010(licence)

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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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