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<< Our Photo Pages >> Dunragit Cursus - Cursus in Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway

Submitted by mickm on Saturday, 23 April 2005  Page Views: 4829
Scotland Site Name: Dunragit Cursus
Country: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Cursus
Nearest Town: Stranraer  Nearest Village: Dunragit
Map Ref: NX14975745
Latitude: 54.877476N  Longitude: 4.885589W
Condition:
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3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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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
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
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2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Dunragit Cursus submitted by mickm
Dunragit Cursus Cursus in Dumfries and Galloway

A pit defined cursus monument. Part of a huge Neolithic/Bronze Age complex discovered by aerial photography in 1992. Excavations of the site were carried out by a team from Manchester University, directed by Julian Thomas between 1999-2002.

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Dunragit Cursus Dunragit Cursus submitted by mickm
One of the postholes partially excavated during 2001 season. This one was found to have a diameter of 1.7metres and had contained a post about 0.5metres in diameter. Some of the packing stones for the post are visible to either side of the pit, whilst the charcoal remains of the base of the post can be seen to middle. All the pits of the terminal exhibited a similar sequence, erection of huge post

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