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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Harlow Cursus Alternative Name: Matching CursusCountry: England
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County: Essex Type: Cursus
Nearest Town: Harlow Nearest Village: Old Harlow
Map Ref: TL477112 Landranger Map Number: 167
Latitude: 51.779979N Longitude: 0.139646E
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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Cursus in Essex
Elongated Neolithic ditched enclosure on high ground overlooking the River Stort. Crop marks reveal two parrallel ditches 200m long and 20m apart with two curved ditches that enclose the ends. All traces of the mound have been ploughed flat. Because of their great age and still unknown purpose, all cursus monuments are of national importance. No access, but visible from the footpath to Harlow Barrow (Bronze Age).
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