<< Text Pages >> Castle Coombe - Cursus in England in Wiltshire
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Castle CoombeCountry: England County: Wiltshire Type: Cursus
Nearest Town: Chippenham Nearest Village: Castle Coombe
Map Ref: ST838793 Landranger Map Number: 173
Latitude: 51.512390N Longitude: 2.234836W
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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lucasn visited on 30th May 2017 - their rating: Cond: -1 Amb: 3 Access: 4
Status: Discredited
Extent: 300mx15m
A spur 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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411m ESE 104° Castle Coombe Cursus (ST842792)
1.0km SW 224° Lugbury* Chambered Tomb (ST83097856)
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5.0km S 186° Colerne Cross Dyke* Misc. Earthwork (ST83267436)
5.4km N 2° Hancock's Well Holy Well or Sacred Spring (ST8403684687)
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5.9km WSW 256° Fox Covert NW* Chambered Tomb (ST78087791)
6.0km WSW 258° Tormarton 1* Long Barrow (ST77957805)
6.0km SE 139° Lanhill* Long Barrow (ST87737471)
6.1km S 182° The Danes Tump* Round Barrow(s) (ST83547325)
6.8km NW 306° Grickstone Farm* Chambered Tomb (ST78278327)
7.0km WNW 300° The Grickstone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (ST77698281)
7.3km WSW 251° West Littleton Down* Round Barrow(s) (ST769769)
7.8km SSE 147° Holy Well (Biddestone)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (ST8802772733)
8.3km N 349° Didmarton Cross* Ancient Cross (ST8223887460)
8.3km N 349° St Lawrences Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (ST82258749)
8.4km WNW 293° Old Sodbury* Hillfort (ST76088258)
8.4km SSW 192° Colerne Cross.* Ancient Cross (ST820711)
8.8km WSW 254° Dyrham and Hinton Chambered Tomb (ST75307689)
8.9km NW 304° Horton Camp* Hillfort (ST76438436)
8.9km NNW 340° Tump Barn Round Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (ST80758770)
9.7km NNW 333° Starveall* Chambered Tomb (ST79408792)
9.8km NNW 335° Upper Kilcott Round Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (ST79638819)
10.0km WSW 255° Dyrham Camp* Hillfort (ST741767)
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