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<< Text Pages >> Drayton South Cursus - Cursus in England in Oxfordshire

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Drayton South Cursus
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.949 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Oxfordshire Type: Cursus
Nearest Town: Abingdon  Nearest Village: Drayton South
Map Ref: SU486935  Landranger Map Number: 164
Latitude: 51.638213N  Longitude: 1.299128W
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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Minor Cursus in Oxfordshire

Status: Certain
For more information see Pastscape Monument No. 892010 (NMR No. SU 49 SE 83)
Extent: 750mx70m
Terminal type: Square
Date: 3610-3380 cal BC 95% confidence

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.

Update August 2017: This site is also described on The Northern Antiquarian - see their page for Drayton Cursus, Abingdon, Oxfordshire which includes Paul Devereux's Drayton Cursus alignment drawing and a brief archaeology & history.
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SU4893 : Sheep in Stile by Claire Ward
by Claire Ward
©2005(licence)
SU4893 : Didcot Power Station with sheep. by Claire Ward
by Claire Ward
©2005(licence)
SU4893 : Field with horse jumps near Drayton by Steve Daniels
by Steve Daniels
©2009(licence)
SU4893 : Footpath Gate near Drayton by Des Blenkinsopp
by Des Blenkinsopp
©2012(licence)
SU4893 : Footpath towards Sewage Works by Chris Wimbush
by Chris Wimbush
©2023(licence)

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 670m NNE 27° Drayton South Cursus Cursus (SU489941)
 720m NE 34° Drayton North Cursus Cursus (SU490941)
 1.6km NNE 22° Drayton North Cursus Cursus (SU492950)
 3.1km NNE 15° Abingdon Cursus Cursus (SU494965)
 3.3km SE 143° Great Western Park* Ancient Village or Settlement (SU50629091)
 5.2km WNW 302° Iron Age and Roman Complex at Frilford Ancient Village or Settlement (SU441962)
 5.8km NE 34° Barrow Hills Radley I Timber Circle (SU518983)
 8.4km E 98° Sinodun Camp* Hillfort (SU5694592434)
 8.6km ENE 76° Dorchester-on-Thames 4 Timber Circle (SU569957)
 8.6km ENE 76° Dorchester-on-Thames 5 Timber Circle (SU569957)
 8.6km ENE 74° Dorchester Cursus* Cursus (SU56859595)
 8.6km ENE 75° Dorchester-on-Thames 6 Timber Circle (SU569958)
 8.8km E 90° Dyke Hills* Hillfort (SU57389358)
 8.8km ENE 78° Dorchester Big Rings* Henge (SU57209537)
 9.0km SSW 200° Skutchamer Knob Round Barrow(s) (SU4565585038)
 9.0km ENE 78° Dorchester Cursus Cursus (SU57389546)
 9.1km E 101° Brightwell Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SU576919)
 9.3km E 80° Woodhenge (Dorchester) Henge (SU57759513)
 9.4km NNW 329° Badger's Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SP4360201485)
 9.5km SE 141° Blewburton Hill* Hillfort (SU547862)
 9.5km SSE 158° Churn Knob* Round Barrow(s) (SU522847)
 9.6km E 83° Dorchester Cursus Cursus (SU581948)
 9.7km SSE 168° Churn Farm West* Round Barrow(s) (SU5070483990)
 9.8km SSW 210° Grim's Ditch 2 (Oxfordshire) Misc. Earthwork (SU43768499)
 10.2km E 86° Dorchester; Overy Cursus (SU588943)
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