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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Troqueer CursusCountry: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Cursus
Nearest Town: Dumfries Nearest Village: Troqueer
Map Ref: NX96137517 Landranger Map Number: 84
Latitude: 55.060110N Longitude: 3.627762W
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. NX97NE 85
Extent: 300mx95m
Terminal type: Rounded
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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303m W 259° Troqueer Cursus Cursus (NX95837512)
1.0km NE 55° Dumfries Museum* Museum (NX9698975731)
1.3km ENE 62° St Allan's Wells (Dumfries) Holy Well or Sacred Spring (NX97307576)
2.0km ENE 65° Greystone Park Stone Circle (NX980760)
3.0km S 189° St Queran's Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (NX95597222)
3.1km SSW 192° Picts Knowe* Henge (NX95387213)
4.1km WNW 303° Ladye Well (Terregles) Holy Well or Sacred Spring (NX92767744)
4.4km WSW 252° Easthill* Stone Circle (NX91937388)
4.5km NNW 340° Twelve Apostles (Dumfries)* Stone Circle (NX9470079400)
4.5km NNW 343° Holywood A Cursus Cursus (NX94937951)
4.8km NNW 343° Holywood A Cursus Cursus (NX94857979)
4.9km NNW 344° Holywood B Cursus Cursus (NX949799)
4.9km WNW 284° Beacon Hill (Dumfries and Galloway)* Hillfort (NX91397643)
5.1km NNW 347° Holywood B Cursus Cursus (NX951802)
5.2km N 357° Holywood Cursus Cursus (NX95968038)
6.6km WSW 250° Lochrutton Loch* Crannog (NX89837299)
6.7km NW 315° Holywood Cursus Cursus (NX91558004)
7.0km NW 307° Hall Hill* Hillfort (NX90597949)
7.7km N 1° Kirkmahoe Cursus Cursus (NX96508286)
9.1km WNW 285° Angel Well (Barnsoul) Holy Well or Sacred Spring (NX87337770)
9.3km W 280° The Doons* Hillfort (NX86987699)
10.1km S 174° Lochhill* Chambered Cairn (NX96886507)
10.6km SE 142° Ward Law* Hillfort (NY0245766692)
10.7km SSE 167° Ingleston Cairn (NX983647)
10.9km NNW 336° Temple Wood (Dunscore)* Modern Stone Circle etc (NX91848522)
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