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<< Text Pages >> Winterbourne Stoke Cursus (E) - Cursus in England in Wiltshire

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Winterbourne Stoke Cursus (E)
Country: England County: Wiltshire Type: Cursus
Nearest Town: Amesbury  Nearest Village: Winterbourne Stoke
Map Ref: SU107436  Landranger Map Number: 184
Latitude: 51.191524N  Longitude: 1.848266W
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
5 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
4

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LPhillips visited on 1st May 2001 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5

Minor Cursus in Wiltshire

Status: Certain
NMR No. SU 14 SW 41
Extent: 410mx48m
Terminal type: Rounded
Date: 3640-3130 cal BC 95% confidence & 3510-3030 cal BC 93% 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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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SU1043 : Barn near Greenland Farm by Stephen Craven
by Stephen Craven
©2015(licence)
SU1043 : Barn near Stonehenge by Andrew Smith
by Andrew Smith
©2007(licence)
SU1044 : Farmland, Larkhill by Andrew Smith
by Andrew Smith
©2007(licence)
SU1143 : Larkhill - Evening light as seen from near The Cursus by Colin Park
by Colin Park
©2014(licence)
SU1043 : Farmland near Rollestone by Andrew Smith
by Andrew Smith
©2007(licence)

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 388m WSW 244° The Lesser Cursus* Cursus (SU10354343)
 446m WSW 243° Winterbourne Stoke Cursus (W) Cursus (SU103434)
 728m SSE 164° Amesbury Cursus (W)* Cursus (SU109429)
 778m SSE 153° Great Cursus W Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SU11064291)
 961m SSE 152° Fargo Disk Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SU11154275)
 999m SW 217° Stonehenge Visitor Centre* Museum (SU101428)
 1.4km SSW 208° North of Winterbourne Stoke Crossroads* Barrow Cemetery (SU1004742378)
 1.4km SE 125° Great Cursus Barrows, Stonehenge* Round Barrow(s) (SU11894278)
 1.5km ESE 115° Great Cursus, Stonehenge* Cursus (SU12064296)
 1.8km SE 133° Stonehenge Car Park Postholes* Timber Circle (SU120424)
 1.9km ENE 66° Long Barrow alongside The Packway, Larkhill* Long Barrow (SU12474438)
 2.0km SSW 196° Winterbourne Stoke* Barrow Cemetery (SU10174171)
 2.0km SSE 156° North of Normanton Gorse Barrows* Barrow Cemetery (SU1154441754)
 2.1km SE 131° Heel Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SU1229142244)
 2.1km SE 132° Stonehenge.* Stone Circle (SU1224742194)
 2.1km S 176° Pond Barrow and Wilsford Shaft Round Barrow(s) (SU1086441475)
 2.2km SSW 197° Long Barrow Cross* Ancient Cross (SU1005441499)
 2.2km ESE 116° The Avenue* Ancient Trackway (SU12694262)
 2.2km SE 130° Stonehenge Bowl Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SU12424217)
 2.3km NW 305° Shrewton 5d I Timber Circle (SU088449)
 2.4km NNW 343° Shrewton 4 Round Barrow(s) (SU09994588)
 2.4km N 351° Robin Hood's Ball Causewayed Enclosure (SU103460)
 2.5km SSE 158° Bush Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SU11644126)
 2.6km SSE 164° Normanton Down Long Barrow* Long Barrow (SU1141341071)
 2.6km SSE 156° Normanton Down* Barrow Cemetery (SU118412)
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