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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Holywood B CursusCountry: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Cursus
Nearest Town: Dumfries Nearest Village: Holywood
Map Ref: NX951802 Landranger Map Number: 78
Latitude: 55.105075N Longitude: 3.645735W
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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Minor Cursus in Dumfries & Galloway
Status: Certain
NMR No. NX98SE 42
Extent: 400mx30m
Terminal type: Round
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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360m SSW 212° Holywood B Cursus Cursus (NX949799)
480m SSW 210° Holywood A Cursus Cursus (NX94857979)
710m SSW 192° Holywood A Cursus Cursus (NX94937951)
876m ENE 77° Holywood Cursus Cursus (NX95968038)
893m SSW 205° Twelve Apostles (Dumfries)* Stone Circle (NX9470079400)
3.0km NNE 26° Kirkmahoe Cursus Cursus (NX96508286)
3.5km W 266° Holywood Cursus Cursus (NX91558004)
3.6km SW 219° Ladye Well (Terregles) Holy Well or Sacred Spring (NX92767744)
4.6km W 260° Hall Hill* Hillfort (NX90597949)
4.8km SSE 156° Dumfries Museum* Museum (NX9698975731)
4.9km SSE 152° St Allan's Wells (Dumfries) Holy Well or Sacred Spring (NX97307576)
5.1km SE 144° Greystone Park Stone Circle (NX980760)
5.1km S 170° Troqueer Cursus Cursus (NX95837512)
5.1km SSE 167° Troqueer Cursus Cursus (NX96137517)
5.3km SW 223° Beacon Hill (Dumfries and Galloway)* Hillfort (NX91397643)
6.0km NW 326° Temple Wood (Dunscore)* Modern Stone Circle etc (NX91848522)
6.2km N 7° Clonfeckle Cairn (NX960863)
7.0km NW 305° Springfield Hill Hillfort (NX89448431)
7.1km SSW 205° Easthill* Stone Circle (NX91937388)
8.0km S 175° St Queran's Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (NX95597222)
8.1km S 177° Picts Knowe* Henge (NX95387213)
8.1km WSW 251° Angel Well (Barnsoul) Holy Well or Sacred Spring (NX87337770)
8.7km WSW 247° The Doons* Hillfort (NX86987699)
8.9km SW 215° Lochrutton Loch* Crannog (NX89837299)
10.8km WNW 293° White Cairn, Gilmerston Cairn (NX853847)
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