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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Prestonkirk CursusCountry: Scotland County: East Lothian Type: Cursus
Nearest Town: East Linton Nearest Village: Prestonkirk
Map Ref: NT59257798 Landranger Map Number: 67
Latitude: 55.993039N Longitude: 2.654829W
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 East Lothian
Status: Possible
NMR No. NT57NE 67
Extent: 300mx60m
May be a continuation of Preston Mains
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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190m SSE 161° St Baldred's Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (NT59317780)
339m WSW 256° Prestonkirk Cursus Cursus (NT58927790)
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8.6km WSW 241° Custom Stone (Haddington) Marker Stone (NT51697388)
8.8km E 98° Easter Broomhouse* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NT6800876615)
9.6km SSE 167° White Castle Fort* Hillfort (NT61356860)
9.7km ESE 104° Doon Hill Dunbar* Ancient Village or Settlement (NT6868775539)
9.8km NW 307° Piper's Stone (Dirleton) Standing Stone (Menhir) (NT51438392)
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