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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Drayton St. Leonard CursusCountry: England County: Oxfordshire Type: Cursus
Nearest Town: Abingdon Nearest Village: Drayton St. Leonard
Map Ref: SU601971 Landranger Map Number: 164
Latitude: 51.669469N Longitude: 1.132354W
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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Minor Cursus in Oxfordshire
Status: Characteristic
NMR No. SU 69 NW 37
Extent: 390mx40m
Terminal type: Trapezoidal
Almost certain but unexcavated
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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141m NE 46° Drayton St. Leonard Cursus Cursus (SU602972)
1.7km N 350° Stadhampton Cursus Cursus (SU59799875)
1.8km W 261° Mount Farm (Oxfordshire) Timber Circle (SU583968)
2.0km SW 226° Dorchester-on-Thames 3 Timber Circle (SU587957)
2.0km N 355° Stadhampton Cursus Cursus (SU59909910)
3.0km SW 222° Dorchester Cursus Cursus (SU581948)
3.1km SW 231° Woodhenge (Dorchester) Henge (SU57759513)
3.1km SSW 206° Dorchester; Overy Cursus (SU588943)
3.2km WSW 240° Dorchester Cursus Cursus (SU57389546)
3.3km SSW 195° Dorchester; Overy Cursus (SU593939)
3.4km WSW 240° Dorchester Big Rings* Henge (SU57209537)
3.4km WSW 251° Dorchester Cursus* Cursus (SU56859595)
3.4km WSW 249° Dorchester-on-Thames 6 Timber Circle (SU569958)
3.5km WSW 247° Dorchester-on-Thames 5 Timber Circle (SU569957)
3.5km WSW 247° Dorchester-on-Thames 4 Timber Circle (SU569957)
4.3km S 185° Shillingford Cursus Cursus (SU598928)
4.4km SW 218° Dyke Hills* Hillfort (SU57389358)
4.5km S 181° Warborough Cursus Cursus (SU60119260)
4.6km S 179° Shillingford Cursus Cursus (SU602925)
5.0km N 8° Cuddesdon Stones Lower Standing Stone (Menhir) (SP6070002018)
5.3km N 4° Cuddesdon Stones Upper Standing Stone (Menhir) (SP6042102411)
5.6km SW 215° Sinodun Camp* Hillfort (SU5694592434)
5.8km SSW 206° Brightwell Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SU576919)
5.9km SSE 152° Benson Cursus Cursus (SU629919)
6.5km SSE 160° Benson Cursus Cursus (SU624910)
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