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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Scone CursusCountry: Scotland County: Perth and Kinross Type: Cursus
Nearest Town: Perth Nearest Village: Scone
Map Ref: NO11532797 Landranger Map Number: 53
Latitude: 56.435593N Longitude: 3.436314W
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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Cruciform Long Enclosure in Perthshire
Status: Characteristic
NMR No. NO12NW 43
Extent: 190mx24m
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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189m ENE 70° Scone Cursus Cursus (NO11712803)
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3.5km NNE 15° Druids Seat* Stone Circle (NO12483132)
3.6km NW 310° Cramflat* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NO0885530322)
3.8km NE 36° Williamston Stone Circle (NO138310)
3.8km SW 227° Hunting Tower Cursus (NO087254)
3.9km SSE 162° Murray Royal Hospital* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NO127242)
4.0km ESE 114° Murrayshall* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NO1519926265)
4.1km E 98° Shianbank NW* Stone Circle (NO15552731)
4.1km E 98° Shianbank SE* Stone Circle (NO15562729)
4.2km S 174° Perth Museum and Art Gallery* Museum (NO119238)
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4.2km NE 41° Tammieteeth* Cairn (NO14403109)
4.5km NE 34° Blackfaulds* Stone Circle (NO14133167)
4.6km SW 230° Mains Of Huntingtower Stone Circle (NO079251)
4.7km NNW 333° Overbenchil* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NO095322)
4.7km NW 314° Gellybank* Standing Stones (NO082313)
5.2km S 174° South Inch, Perth Standing Stone (Menhir) (NO12002274)
5.3km NW 325° Newmill souterrain* Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House) (NO08513239)
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