Cursus Barrows

The Cursus Barrows 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.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: barrow cemetery in England
  • Also known as: “Cursus Ridge Barrows”

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.

Stone
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The is a single large block of sarsen stone standing within the Avenue outside the entrance of the earthwork in , England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stonehenge Landscape and Larkhill.

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 .

Village
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is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The village lies about 2 miles north of the town of , 10 miles north-northeast of the city of , and 2+1⁄2 miles northeast of the monument. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Cursus Barrows.

Cursus Barrows

Latitude
51.18411° or 51° 11′ 3″ north
Longitude
-1.83088° or 1° 49′ 51″ west
Open location code
9C3W55M9+JJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3808201632
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Wiki­data ID
Q2434486
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In Other Languages

“Cursus Barrows” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “רגמי הקרסוס”

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Localities in the Area

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