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Potlock Cursus, Findern, Derbyshire

Posted on December 16, 2010 by megalithix

Cursus (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – SK 314 287 to SK 321 289 Also known as: Findern Cursus Findern-Willington Cursus Potlocks Cursus Twyford Cursus Archaeology & History Destroyed by the usual mixture of intensive farming practices and the self-righteous advance … Continue reading →

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Stanwell Cursus, Heathrow, Surrey

Posted on December 1, 2010 by megalithix

Cursus (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – TQ 0545 7431 to TQ 0448 7782 Also Known as: Heathrow Cursus Archaeology & History Running roughly north-to-south, this cursus was 2¼ miles long (3600 metres) and comprised of two linear sections from a … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cursus Monuments, England (south), Middlesex | Tagged alignment, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, ceremonial, cursus, cursuses, death, Heathrow, ley-lines, leys, London, Middlesex, neolithic, ritual | Leave a comment

Salford Cross Cup-Marks, Oxfordshire

Posted on August 30, 2010 by megalithix

Cup-Marked Stone: OS Grid Reference – SP 28644 28058 Getting Here Pretty simple this one. From Chipping Norton, head west on the A44 for a coupla miles till you hit the lovely Salford village. The church stands out, so head … Continue reading →

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Maxey Cursus, Cambridgeshire

Posted on October 23, 2008 by megalithix

Cursus: OS Grid Reference – TF 125 078 Archaeology & History Much of this site has unfortunately been completely destroyed. Thought by Colin Burgess (2001) to be one of the earliest cursus monuments, it was Paul Devereux (1989) who gave … Continue reading →

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Black Hill Long Cairn, Low Bradley, Skipton, North Yorkshire

Posted on October 22, 2008 by megalithix

Cairn: OS Grid Reference – SE 0092 4756 Also Known as: Black Hill Long Barrow Bradley Moor Long Barrow Bradley Moor Long Cairn King’s Cairn Getting Here Follow the same directions for getting to the Black Hill Round Cairn. It’s … Continue reading →

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Long Bredy Cursus, Dorset

Posted on October 22, 2008 by megalithix

Cursus: OS Grid Reference – SY 573 912 Also Known as: Martin’s Down Cursus Archaeology & History Very little of this site can be discerned. Indeed in 1989 Paul Devereux said no remains were visible at ground level, although its … Continue reading →

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Lechlade Cursus, Gloucestershire

Posted on October 20, 2008 by megalithix

Cursus: OS Grid Reference – SP 212 004 Archaeology & History In Devereux’s (1989) early assessment of our enigmatic cursus monuments, he wrote the following brief notes of this particular site: “The crop marks of another fragmentary cursus were found … Continue reading →

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Hitching Stone, Keighley Moor, West Yorkshire

Posted on October 12, 2008 by megalithix

Legendary Rock: OS Grid Reference – SD 98665 41698 Getting Here The easiest way to get here is via Cowling – though you can approach the place via moorland roads from Sutton-in-Craven, Oakworth and Keighley, but Cowling’s the closest place (so … Continue reading →