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The Henge Monuments of the British Isles: Myth and Archaeology

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<< Text Pages >> Spread Eagle Cursus - Cursus in Wales in Powys

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Spread Eagle Cursus
Country: Wales County: Powys Type: Cursus
Nearest Town: Builth  Nearest Village: Spread Eagle
Map Ref: SO16283784  Landranger Map Number: 161
Latitude: 52.032624N  Longitude: 3.221795W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
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
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Long Enclosure in Powys

Status: Possible
NMR No. PRN 5818
Extent: 130mx15m

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.

The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) also features a page for this cursus - see their entry for Spread Eagle Cursus, Aberllynfi, Breconshire, which tells us: "Described in Alex Gibson’s (1999b) essay on the cursus monuments of Wales, he said this ‘cursus’ consists of 'A cropmark of two parallel ditches orientated SE-NW, 15m apart and traceable for some 130m. It runs perpendicular to the present course of the River Wye 50m to the NE. No terminals are visible, but there is a large ring ditch across the river 450m to the NW. A closely-grouped cluster of some 8 ring ditches is visible on a gravel terrace some 150m to the E,' but adds finally that 'the identification of this site is suspect and may represent a fossil field system" and "The likelihood of the site being genuine seems to come from the “cluster of eight ring ditches on the gravel terrace some 150m to the east."
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SO1638 : Barn at Pipton by Jonathan Billinger
by Jonathan Billinger
©2016(licence)
SO1638 : A4079 at Pipton by Jonathan Billinger
by Jonathan Billinger
©2016(licence)
SO1637 : Footpath near Three Cocks by Keith Salvesen
by Keith Salvesen
©2011(licence)
SO1638 : A4079, Pipton by David Dixon
by David Dixon
©2017(licence)
SO1637 : Afon Llynfi near Three Cocks by Keith Salvesen
by Keith Salvesen
©2011(licence)

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 136m NW 323° Spread Eagle Cursus Cursus (SO16203795)
 567m ENE 61° Bronllys 2* Round Barrow(s) (SO16783811)
 600m SSW 203° Pipton* Chambered Tomb (SO16043729)
 1.2km E 101° Gweryfed Park* Hillfort (SO17503759)
 1.9km ENE 74° Coed-y-Polyn Cairn (SO18083832)
 1.9km E 83° Little Lodge* Chambered Tomb (SO18223806)
 2.2km SSE 163° Croes-llechau (Bronllys) Long Barrow (SO169357)
 3.2km W 267° Bronllys 1 Round Barrow(s) (SO131377)
 3.3km SSE 150° Ffostil North Chambered Long Barrow* Chambered Tomb (SO17913495)
 3.4km SSE 150° Ffostil South Chambered Long Barrow* Chambered Tomb (SO179349)
 3.4km N 1° Ffynnon Gynydd* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SO1641241282)
 3.5km W 270° Llyswen Camp Hillfort (SO128379)
 4.0km WNW 293° Boughrood Tumulus* Round Barrow(s) (SO126395)
 4.3km NNE 32° Brynrhydd Common* Misc. Earthwork (SO18644145)
 4.3km WNW 293° Llangoed Maen Hir* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SO123396)
 4.9km NE 36° St Maelog's Cross* Ancient Cross (SO1923941704)
 4.9km NW 312° Neuadd-Glan-Gwy* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SO1263641167)
 5.3km S 187° Talgarth Hillfort (SO155326)
 5.6km SE 145° Wern Frank Wood Cairn Cairn (SO194332)
 6.0km WSW 246° St Mathew's Church Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SO107355)
 6.4km S 190° Penywyrlod* Chambered Tomb (SO15053156)
 6.5km WSW 240° Tre Durn Wood Fort Hillfort (SO106347)
 6.5km ENE 71° Pen-y-Wyrlod* Chambered Tomb (SO22483987)
 7.1km SW 224° Llanfilo Camp* Hillfort (SO113328)
 7.2km NE 42° Clyro Court* Chambered Tomb (SO21234315)
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