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<< Text Pages >> Scorton Cursus - Cursus in England in Yorkshire (North)

Submitted by EssexMan on Wednesday, 07 April 2010  Page Views: 5658

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Scorton Cursus
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.2 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Cursus
Nearest Town: Richmond  Nearest Village: Scorton
Map Ref: NZ235009  Landranger Map Number: 93
Latitude: 54.403026N  Longitude: 1.639504W
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
1 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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Major Cursus in N. Yorkshire

Status: Certain
NMR No. NZ 20 SW 11
Extent: 2000mx32m
Terminal type: Square

Note: This location marks the northern terminal (end) of a cursus monument. The location of the other terminal can be found in the Nearby Site list below.

Most of this cursus has been destroyed by quarrying.

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NZ2301 : Large pond or small lake? by Gordon Hatton
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NZ2300 : Old gravel quarry lake by Gordon Hatton
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NZ2301 : Cottage at The Grange by Gordon Hatton
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NZ2300 : Former gravel pit south of The Grange by Gordon Hatton
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NZ2300 : Equestrian Exercise Space by Graham Scarborough
by Graham Scarborough
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 1.8km SE 133° Scorton Cursus Cursus (SE2480499698)
 2.4km SSW 191° Catterick henge Henge (SE23049854)
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 5.2km WNW 295° Scots Dyke (Olliver)* Misc. Earthwork (NZ18720309)
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 12.1km NNW 336° Stanwick Crosses* Ancient Cross (NZ18511198)
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 12.8km WNW 293° Feldom Ranges 5a* Rock Art (NZ1164405835)
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 13.0km WNW 293° Feldom Ranges 15c* Rock Art (NZ1146905905)
 13.0km WNW 293° Feldom Ranges 15d* Rock Art (NZ1147105928)
 13.0km WNW 293° Feldom Ranges 15e* Rock Art (NZ1146105932)
 13.0km ENE 62° Conyer's Chapel Crosses* Ancient Cross (NZ34980711)
 13.1km WNW 295° Feldom Ranges 8a* Rock Art (NZ1155606266)
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Re: Scorton Cursus by drolaf on Thursday, 27 August 2020
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The northwestern end of the cursus has not been found, as it was quarried before archaeology was done. The cursus ran for at least 1.3 miles (2.1km).

The relevant paper is

Excavation at the Cursus at Scorton North Yorkshire 1978 Peter Topping, Yorkshire Archaeological Journal, Volume 54, 1982
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