UNESCO World Heritage · South East England
Stonehenge Cursus
Stonehenge Cursus — Neolithic cursus monument.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
About
Stonehenge Cursus is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Wikidata describes it as: "Neolithic cursus monument". Coordinates: 51.1860°, -1.8260°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Avon System SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Salisbury Plain SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Stonehenge Cursus (sometimes known as the Greater Cursus) is a large Neolithic cursus monument on Salisbury plain, near to Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England. It is roughly 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) long and between 100 metres (330 ft) and 150 metres (490 ft) wide. Excavations in 2007 dated the construction of the earthwork to between 3630 and 3375 BCE, several hundred years before the earliest phase of Stonehenge in 3000 BC. The cursus, along with adjacent barrows and the nearby 'Lesser Cursus' are part of the National Trust's Stonehenge Landscape property, and is within the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site.
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Background
Visiting
The Stonehenge Cursus is entirely located in the Stonehenge Landscape property's open access land and is therefore free to visit. It is located 700 metres north of Stonehenge and is easily accessed via the public bridlepaths. The Lesser Cursus is on arable land, although a permissive path goes near it. However, as the Lesser Cursus is only visible as a cropmark, there is nothing to see. Amesbury 42 long barrow is under a bridleway at the far eastern end of the Greater Cursus.
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- Coordinates
- 51.1860, -1.8260
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- Durrington
- Postcode
- SP4 8NU
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Wiltshire
- Official site
- www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7619217 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Stonehenge Cursus (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Stonehenge Cursus.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stonehenge Cursus?
- Stonehenge Cursus is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SP4 8NU), in the parish of Durrington.
- Is Stonehenge Cursus a protected site?
- Yes — Stonehenge Cursus is part of the River Avon System SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Salisbury Plain SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Stonehenge Cursus?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SP4 8NU. It sits within the East Wiltshire parliamentary constituency.