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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Gussage St Michael CursusCountry: England County: Dorset Type: Cursus
Nearest Town: Shaftesbury Nearest Village: Gussage St Michael
Map Ref: ST969124 Landranger Map Number: 195
Latitude: 50.911058N Longitude: 2.045464W
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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Mega Cursus in Dorset
Status: Certain
NMR No. LINEAR 41
Extent: 5640mx106m
Terminal type: Square/Angled
Date: 3360-3030 cal BC 91% confidence
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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1.9km WNW 282° Chettle House* Long Barrow (ST9506612803)
2.4km ENE 73° Gussage South-East Long Barrow (ST992131)
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2.8km ENE 64° Gussage Down (South)* Long Barrow (ST994136)
2.8km ENE 60° Gussage Down (North)* Long Barrow (ST993138)
3.4km WNW 289° Chettle Long Barrow* Long Barrow (ST937135)
4.6km ENE 74° Monkton-up-Wimborne Late Neolithic pit circle/shaft complex* Misc. Earthwork (SU01311367)
4.7km NE 52° Wyke Down henge* Henge (SU006153)
4.9km NE 55° Wyke Down barrows* Round Barrow(s) (SU009152)
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5.0km ENE 63° Drive Plantation* Long Barrow (SU014147)
5.5km N 3° Scrubbity Barrows* Barrow Cemetery (ST97201789)
5.5km WSW 250° Pimperne Long Barrow* Long Barrow (ST917105)
5.6km NE 55° Pentridge Cursus Cursus (SU015156)
5.6km NE 55° Gussage St Michael Cursus Cursus (SU015156)
5.9km ESE 111° Knowlton Rings* Henge (SU02381028)
5.9km NE 49° Bottlebush Down barrows* Barrow Cemetery (SU01381625)
6.0km ESE 111° Knowlton Great Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SU02541027)
6.0km ESE 114° Knowlton Great Circle* Henge (SU024099)
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