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<< Text Pages >> Offerton Cursus - Cursus in England in Tyne and Wear

Submitted by EssexMan on Wednesday, 07 April 2010  Page Views: 3977

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

County: Tyne and Wear Type: Cursus
Nearest Town: Sunderland  Nearest Village: Offerton
Map Ref: NZ355536  Landranger Map Number: 88
Latitude: 54.875910N  Longitude: 1.448287W
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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durhamnature visited on 23rd Jul 2012 - their rating: Cond: 1 Amb: 3 Access: 4 Under crops, nothing visible in July.

Minor Cursus in Tyne & Wear

Status: Certain
NMR No. NZ 35 SE 35
Extent: 410mx40m
Terminal type: Trapezoidal

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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Offerton Cursus
Offerton Cursus submitted by durhamnature : Offerton Cursus, under crops, looking south from Hastings Hill. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Offerton Cursus
Offerton Cursus submitted by durhamnature : Offerton Cursus, under crops, looking north towards Hastings Hill. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NZ3553 : Foxcover Road, Sunderland by Alex McGregor
by Alex McGregor
©2010(licence)
NZ3553 : Foxcover Road, Sunderland by Alex McGregor
by Alex McGregor
©2010(licence)
NZ3553 : Foxcover Road by Oliver Dixon
by Oliver Dixon
©2016(licence)
NZ3553 : Trench beside the A19 by Oliver Dixon
by Oliver Dixon
©2016(licence)
NZ3553 : A19 at Middle Herrington by Oliver Dixon
by Oliver Dixon
©2016(licence)

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 412m NNE 14° Offerton Cursus Cursus (NZ356540)
 824m NNW 346° Hasting Hill* Round Barrow(s) (NZ353544)
 3.7km ENE 77° Tunstall Hills* Cist (NZ39145448)
 4.0km SSE 149° Warden Law* Round Barrow(s) (NZ376502)
 4.0km SSW 199° St Michael and All Angels (Houghton-le-Spring)* Burial Chamber or Dolmen (NZ342498)
 4.4km S 183° Copt Hill* Cairn (NZ353492)
 4.5km E 90° Ryhope Caves* Cave or Rock Shelter (NZ39985366)
 4.8km W 272° Fatfield Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (NZ30735374)
 5.3km NE 54° Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens* Museum (NZ398568)
 5.9km S 182° Fairies Cradle* Round Barrow(s) (NZ35374771)
 6.3km NE 49° St Peter's Church (Monkwearmouth)* Early Christian Sculptured Stone (NZ4016857783)
 7.5km W 268° North Lodge Cursus Cursus (NZ280533)
 8.1km SSE 161° Croup Hill Barrows, Murton Round Barrow(s) (NZ382460)
 8.2km WSW 254° The Anker's House* Ancient Cross (NZ27575131)
 8.3km WNW 299° Sheddons Hill and Spring* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (NZ28125755)
 9.1km SSE 147° Batter Law Round Barrow(s) (NZ406460)
 9.1km SSE 147° Batter Law Tumulus* Round Barrow(s) (NZ40604599)
 9.9km SSW 214° Woodwell House Ancient Village or Settlement (NZ30074531)
 10.4km SE 132° Hawthorn Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (NZ433467)
 11.1km NNW 342° Bede's Well Holy Well or Sacred Spring (NZ31986415)
 11.7km N 353° Jarrow* Ancient Cross (NZ3387965216)
 11.8km NNE 24° Whitburn Lizards Cave Cave or Rock Shelter (NZ403644)
 11.9km N 352° Bede's World (Jarrow)* Ancient Cross (NZ33756542)
 12.5km WSW 245° Waldridge Fell Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (NZ241483)
 13.4km WNW 294° Ravensworth enclosure Ancient Village or Settlement (NZ232590)
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