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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pentridge CursusCountry: England County: Dorset Type: Cursus
Nearest Town: Shaftesbury Nearest Village: Pentridge
Map Ref: SU040192 Landranger Map Number: 184
Latitude: 50.972202N Longitude: 1.944404W
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: Characteristic
NMR No. LINEAR 41
Extent: 4290mx102m
Terminal type: Square/Angled
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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170m SE 140° Pentridge 2* Long Barrow (SU04111907)
316m NNW 342° Pentridge 3* Long Barrow (SU039195)
455m SSE 161° Pentridge 1* Long Barrow (SU04151877)
537m WSW 248° Bokerley Dyke* Misc. Earthwork (SU035190)
854m NNE 21° Martin Down Enclosure* Ancient Village or Settlement (SU043200)
1.3km NNW 337° Vernditch Chase (South)* Long Barrow (SU035204)
1.8km SE 128° Blagdon Hill tumuli* Round Barrow(s) (SU054181)
2.0km NNW 343° Vernditch Chase (North)* Long Barrow (SU03402113)
2.0km SE 126° Grim's Ditch (Hampshire) Misc. Earthwork (SU05651802)
2.1km S 183° Penbury Knoll* Hillfort (SU039171)
2.6km ESE 115° Tidpit Common Down Long Barrow (SU064181)
2.7km SSW 213° Pentridge 4* Long Barrow (SU025169)
2.8km ENE 60° Longbarrow House* Long Barrow (SU064206)
2.8km WNW 284° Bokerley Dyke Misc. Earthwork (SU01241990)
2.9km SW 229° Oakley Down Barrows* Barrow Cemetery (SU01821731)
3.4km SW 235° Wor Barrow* Long Barrow (SU01241729)
3.9km SW 215° Dorset Cursus* Cursus (SU01751600)
3.9km SW 222° Bottlebush Down barrows* Barrow Cemetery (SU01381625)
3.9km NNW 330° Marleycombe Hill, earthworks* Misc. Earthwork (SU020226)
4.4km SW 215° Pentridge Cursus Cursus (SU015156)
4.4km SW 215° Gussage St Michael Cursus Cursus (SU015156)
4.4km W 274° Mistlebury* Hillfort (ST99581948)
4.7km ESE 110° Soldiers Ring (Dorset)* Misc. Earthwork (SU084176)
4.7km NE 55° Furze Down Long Barrow (SU0791621895)
4.8km E 91° Knoll Down tumuli* Round Barrow(s) (SU088191)
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