<< Our Photo Pages >> Great Cursus, Stonehenge - Cursus in England in Wiltshire
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StonehengeSite Name: Great Cursus, Stonehenge Alternative Name: The Stonehenge Cursus, The Cursus, Greater Stonehenge Cursus, Greater CursusCountry: England County: Wiltshire Type: Cursus
Nearest Town: Salisbury Nearest Village: Amesbury
Map Ref: SU12064296 Landranger Map Number: 184
Latitude: 51.185743N Longitude: 1.828827W
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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markj99 visited on 4th Jun 2023 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 3 The Great Cursus is a polar opposite of its more famous neighbour, Stonehenge Stone Circle. The Great Cursus blends into the landscape whereas Stonehenge Stone Circle stands out on the plain. If you take the path to the circle from the visitor centre the Great Cursus is visited on the way. The west end of the cursus has an information board in a clearing of the Fargo Plantation.
Chrus visited on 29th Mar 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3
Jansold visited on 24th May 2016 - their rating: Cond: 1 Amb: 3 Access: 4
Richard13 visited on 1st Jan 2014 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 3
SolarMegalith visited on 25th Nov 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
coldrum visited - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 3
Andy B: would like to visit We have a huge database of cursuses on the Megalithic Portal
DrewParsons AngieLake h_fenton TimPrevett FrothNinja mdensham have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.17 Ambience: 4.17 Access: 3.33
Now much reduced by ploughing, the Cursus can be visited by following the signs from the Stonehenge car park.
Also see our site pages for Great Cursus W Barrow and Great Cursus Barrows, Stonehenge.
Note: Details of Mark Anstee's Great Cursus work in the comments (June 10th 2011) and some photographs to document the ongoing project
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