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<< Text Pages >> Shepreth - Cursus in England in Cambridgeshire

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Shepreth
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 4.448 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Cambridgeshire Type: Cursus
Nearest Town: Royston  Nearest Village: Shepreth
Map Ref: TL393471  Landranger Map Number: 154
Latitude: 52.104698N  Longitude: 0.032495E
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
1 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
4

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Discredited Cursus in Cambridgeshire

Status: Discredited
Extent: 560mx16m
Almost certainly a road

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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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
TL3947 : Field by Frog End by N Chadwick
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TL3947 : Frog End by N Chadwick
by N Chadwick
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TL3946 : Nun's Manor by N Chadwick
by N Chadwick
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TL3947 : Ground cover by N Chadwick
by N Chadwick
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TL3946 : 67, Frog End by N Chadwick
by N Chadwick
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 669m WSW 245° Shepreth Cursus (TL387468)
 2.4km SW 226° Meldreth Hoard Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry (TL3761845415)
 2.8km WSW 246° Mettle Hill Misc. Earthwork (TL3678245915)
 3.3km SSW 199° Chalk Hill Barrow Round Barrow(s) (TL3833943972)
 3.9km SSW 209° Melbourn Long Barrow* Long Barrow (TL3751343664)
 4.7km S 183° Goffers Knoll Round Barrow(s) (TL3916342449)
 5.0km E 94° Thriplow Round Barrow(s) (TL4431646901)
 5.6km SE 131° Thrplow Heath 2 Round Barrow(s) (TL4362943549)
 5.7km ESE 109° Thriplow Ring Ditch Misc. Earthwork (TL44784537)
 5.7km S 191° Five Hill Barrow Cemetery (TL3836341431)
 5.9km E 88° Chronicle Hills Barrow Cemetery (TL452475)
 5.9km ESE 115° Thriplow Heath 1 Round Barrow(s) (TL4479044782)
 7.1km SW 214° Royston Ermine Street Barrow Long Barrow (TL3549241079)
 7.3km WSW 242° Bassingbourn Village College ditches Misc. Earthwork (TL3293643488)
 7.3km SSW 213° Royston and District Museum and Art Gallery* Museum (TL3552240812)
 7.4km SSW 211° Royston Cave* Cave or Rock Shelter (TL3561640698)
 7.4km SSW 212° Royston Stone* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (TL3559440696)
 7.4km SSW 212° Icenhilde Street Chambered Tomb (TL3550640735)
 7.5km NE 55° Little Shelford Crosses* Ancient Cross (TL453516)
 8.0km SW 215° Royston Cricket Pitch Barrow Misc. Earthwork (TL3487540441)
 8.2km SSW 194° Whiteley Hill Barrow Cemetery Barrow Cemetery (TL3760739122)
 8.2km SSW 194° Whiteley Hill Springfield style enclosure Ancient Village or Settlement (TL3760739122)
 8.3km SW 217° Earl's Hill earthwork* Misc. Earthwork (TL3446540367)
 8.3km SW 217° Earl's Hill* Round Barrow(s) (TL3445240335)
 8.4km SW 215° The Two Hills* Barrow Cemetery (TL34724007)
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