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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Scorton CursusCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 5.726 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Cursus
Nearest Town: Richmond Nearest Village: Scorton
Map Ref: SE2480499698 Landranger Map Number: 81
Latitude: 54.392162N Longitude: 1.619517W
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 N. Yorkshire
Status: Certain
NMR No. NZ 20 SW 11
Extent: 2000mx32m
Terminal type: Square
Note: This location marks the southern terminal (end) of a cursus monument. The location of the other terminal can be found in the Nearby Site list below.
Most of this cursus has been destroyed by quarrying.
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