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Cursus

A Cursus is a monumental Neolithic enclosure structure comprising parallel banks with external ditches or trenches. Found only in the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, relics within them indicate that they were built between 3400 and 3000 BC, making them among the oldest monumental structures on the islands. The name 'cursus' was suggested in 1723 by…

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Cursus

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Triples78
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related to References · 54
Cursus → April, ArranEnglish Heritage, Britain, British Archaeology, BurnhamLoveday, Ceremonies, Co Inc, CursusGerald, Fetteresso Fieldnotes, Garden City, Harding, Hawkins, Inscribed, Ireland, Isle, Issue, January, Jim Champion, John, Landscape
related to Function · 9
Cursus → Anthropological, Contemporary, Cranborne Chase, Finds, It, Knowlton, More, The Dorset Cursus, They
related to Identification by aerial photography · 5
Cursus → Aberdeenshire, Fetteresso, Numerous, Scotland, Some
related to Etymology · 4
Cursus → British, Latin, Roman, William Stukeley
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Cursus → monumental Neolithic enclosure structure comprising parallel banks with external ditches or trenches, notable example within sight of the more famous Stonehenge stone circle
see also · 1
Cursus → Avenue

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neolithic cursuses suffolk example aerial stonehenge parallel banks britain length arran brophy monumental monuments isle within yards metlands began photography

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Cursusis amonumental Neolithic enclosure structure comprising parallel banks with external ditches or trenches0.90text
Cursusis anotable example within sight of the more famous Stonehenge stone circle0.90text
William Stukeley to the large parallel lengths of banks with external ditches which they thought were early Roman athletic coursesinstance ofwas a name given by early British archaeologists0.80text
after the Latin word cursusinstance ofwas a name given by early British archaeologists0.80text
meaninginstance ofwas a name given by early British archaeologists0.80text
Cursusrelated to EtymologyBritish0.60section
Cursusrelated to EtymologyWilliam Stukeley0.60section
Cursusrelated to EtymologyRoman0.60section
Cursusrelated to EtymologyLatin0.60section
Cursusrelated to FunctionIt0.60section
Cursusrelated to FunctionMore0.60section
Cursusrelated to FunctionFinds0.60section

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