The Cursus

The Cursus is a locality in , , . The Cursus is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stonehenge and Stonehenge Cursus.

Photo: Oni Lukos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Neolithic and Bronze Age stone monument in a UNESCO World Heritage Site on Salisbury Plain in , . The WHS is quite large and contains many other structures from the Neolithic and Bronze Ages.

Archaeological site
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The is a large Neolithic cursus monument on Salisbury plain, near to in Wiltshire, England. It is roughly 3 kilometres long and between 100 metres and 150 metres wide.

Archaeological site
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is an ancient avenue on , Wiltshire, England. It is part of the Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cursus Barrows and Stonehenge Landscape.

Locality
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The is the name given to a Neolithic and Bronze Age round barrow cemetery lying mostly south of the western end of the , in Wiltshire, England.

Locality
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The is a property of The National Trust, located on in , England. The estate covers 2,100 acres surrounding the Neolithic monument of , which is administered by English Heritage.

Village
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is a garrison town in the civil parish of , Wiltshire, England. It lies about 1+3⁄4 miles west of the centre of Durrington village and 1+1⁄2 mi north of the prehistoric monument of .

The Cursus

Latitude
51.18655° or 51° 11′ 12″ north
Longitude
-1.8216° or 1° 49′ 18″ west
Open location code
9C3W55PH+J9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3807656489
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
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