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Thesaurus Term/Concept: CURSUS
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Identifier
69997
Class
MONUMENT TYPE
Status
Preferred
Index?
Yes
Scope Note
A long narrow rectangular earthwork enclosure of Neolithic date, usually defined by a bank and ditch and presumed to be of ceremonial function. Known examples range in length from less than 100m to c.10km.
Broader Terms/Concepts (1)
Related Terms/Concepts (1)
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Instances/Examples (12)
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Record
Monument Type
MSF5071 Cursus. (Monument)
Monument Type
MXS22451 Field boundaries of unknown date or a possible Neolithic cursus, visible as cropmarks. (Monument)
Monument Type
MSF5593 Field system with evidence of rectilinear field boundaries and a SW-NE trackway, enclosing ring ditch SBN 039 (S1-S3). (Monument)
Monument Type
MSF19594 Fornham All Saints (Monument)
Monument Type
MSF19595 Fornham All Saints (Neo) (Monument)
Monument Type
MSF6636 Fornham cursus (Monument)
Monument Type
MSF6659 Fornham Cursus. (Neo) (Monument)
Monument Type
MSF5609 Large concentric ring ditch or circular enclosure, diameters circa 50m and 30m. (Monument)
Monument Type
MSF25034 OS field 3600 (Un) (PAS find)
Monument Type
MSF11335 Parallel ditches, possibly a cursus of unknown date, visible as cropmarks. (Monument)
Monument Type
MSF23276 Parallel Lines (Cursus, or Modern Pipes?) Ipswich Airport, Ipswich. (Monument)
Monument Type
MSF5660 Possible cursus, Smallbridge Farm (Monument)