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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Meifod CursusCountry: Wales County: Powys Type: Cursus
Nearest Town: Welshpool Nearest Village: Meifod
Map Ref: SJ15231380 Landranger Map Number: 125
Latitude: 52.715192N Longitude: 3.256328W
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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Long Enclosure in Powys
Status: Doubtful
NMR No. PRN 7123
Extent: 160mx20m
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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170m SW 219° Meifod Cursus Cursus (SJ15121367)
657m SSE 155° Meifod* Ancient Cross (SJ155132)
2.9km S 178° Ffynnon y Clawdd Llesg* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SJ153109)
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5.9km NNW 346° St Myllin's Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SJ1393819533)
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7.1km ENE 67° Collfryn Ring Ditch Misc. Earthwork (SJ21861650)
8.1km SW 214° Tanllan Enclosure Ancient Village or Settlement (SJ10600715)
8.8km SSW 213° Ffynnon Fair (Llanfair Caereinion)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SJ1036106480)
9.5km SE 130° Maen Llog* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SJ225076)
9.8km SE 130° Powysland Museum* Museum (SJ226073)
10.0km SE 130° Welshpool Eisteddfod Circle* Modern Stone Circle etc (SJ2286307263)
10.9km SE 141° Sarn-y-bryn-caled II Cursus Cursus (SJ21970523)
10.9km ENE 78° Trinity Well, Arddleen Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SJ25951594)
10.9km SE 142° Sarn-y-bryn-caled II Cursus Cursus (SJ21830505)
11.0km SE 142° Welshpool A Cursus Cursus (SJ21820497)
11.0km SE 144° Welshpool A Cursus Cursus (SJ21640480)
11.1km N 9° Llwyn Bryn Dinas* Hillfort (SJ172247)
11.1km SE 142° Sarn-y-Bryn-Caled* Timber Circle (SJ219049)
11.1km N 351° Aber Rhaeadr* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SJ1369624820)
11.5km N 350° Meusydd Henge Complex* Henge (SJ134252)
12.4km NNW 347° Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant (Standing Stone)* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SJ1254425902)
12.5km WSW 250° The Rustica Stone Early Christian Sculptured Stone (SJ0340809775)
12.5km NNW 346° St Dogfan's (Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant)* Ancient Cross (SJ123260)
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