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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Benson Cursus Alternative Name: Crowmarsh CursusCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 2.104 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Oxfordshire Type: Cursus
Nearest Town: Abingdon Nearest Village: Benson
Map Ref: SU624910 Landranger Map Number: 164
Latitude: 51.614379N Longitude: 1.100186W
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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Major Cursus in Oxfordshire
Status: Characteristic
NMR No. SU 69 SW 58
Extent: 1090mx65m
Terminal type: Square
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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1.0km NNE 30° Benson Cursus Cursus (SU629919)
2.7km NW 305° Shillingford Cursus Cursus (SU602925)
2.8km NW 306° Warborough Cursus Cursus (SU60119260)
3.2km NW 305° Shillingford Cursus Cursus (SU598928)
4.2km NW 314° Dorchester; Overy Cursus (SU593939)
4.5km E 84° Swyncombe Downs Earthwork Misc. Earthwork (SU66889152)
4.7km SE 142° Grim's Ditch (Ridgeway, Bachelor's Hill)* Misc. Earthwork (SU6530787336)
4.9km WNW 281° Brightwell Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SU576919)
4.9km NW 313° Dorchester; Overy Cursus (SU588943)
5.3km SSW 194° Crowmarsh Cursus Cursus (SU61158585)
5.6km SSW 195° Crowmarsh Cursus Cursus (SU60988560)
5.6km SSW 195° Crowmarsh Complex Barrow Cemetery (SU60998558)
5.6km WNW 285° Sinodun Camp* Hillfort (SU5694592434)
5.6km WNW 298° Dyke Hills* Hillfort (SU57389358)
5.7km NW 312° Dorchester Cursus Cursus (SU581948)
5.9km WSW 239° Cholsey Hill Camp* Hillfort (SU5735387927)
6.0km NW 323° Dorchester-on-Thames 3 Timber Circle (SU587957)
6.2km NW 312° Woodhenge (Dorchester) Henge (SU57759513)
6.5km NNW 340° Drayton St. Leonard Cursus Cursus (SU601971)
6.6km NNW 341° Drayton St. Leonard Cursus Cursus (SU602972)
6.7km NW 312° Dorchester Cursus Cursus (SU57389546)
6.8km NW 311° Dorchester Big Rings* Henge (SU57209537)
7.1km NW 326° Mount Farm (Oxfordshire) Timber Circle (SU583968)
7.2km NW 311° Dorchester-on-Thames 4 Timber Circle (SU569957)
7.2km NW 311° Dorchester-on-Thames 5 Timber Circle (SU569957)
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