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