<< Our Photo Pages >> Stanwell Cursus - Cursus in England in Surrey
Submitted by EssexMan on Wednesday, 07 April 2010 Page Views: 5894
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Stanwell CursusCountry: England County: Surrey Type: Cursus
Nearest Town: Staines Nearest Village: Stanwell
Map Ref: TQ044777 Landranger Map Number: 176
Latitude: 51.488621N Longitude: 0.497725W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
Internal Links:
External Links:
Status: Certain
NMR No. LINEAR 191
Extent: 3600mx20m
Note: This location marks one terminal (end) of a cursus monument. The location of the other terminal can be found in the Nearby Site list below.
The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) features a page for this cursus - see their entry for Stanwell Cursus, Heathrow, Surrey which gives a brief archaeology & history, saying: "Running roughly north-to-south, this cursus was 2ΒΌ miles long (3600 metres) and comprised of two linear sections from a field in Stanwell up through the western side of Heathrow Airport averaging, curiously, just 24 yards (22m) across."
The cursus is also recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 932648 which records the co-ordinates as TQ 0545 7431 to TQ 0448 7782 and gives details of the excavation.
You may be viewing yesterday's version of this page. To see the most up to date information please register for a free account.
Do not use the above information on other web sites or publications without permission of the contributor.
Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
©2012(licence)
©2018(licence)
©2019(licence)
©2015(licence)
©2013(licence)
The above images may not be of the site on this page, they are loaded from Geograph.
Please Submit an Image of this site or go out and take one for us!
Click here to see more info for this site
Nearby sites
Click here to view sites on an interactive OS mapKey: Red: member's photo, Blue: 3rd party photo, Yellow: other image, Green: no photo - please go there and take one, Grey: site destroyed
Download sites to:
KML (Google Earth)
GPX (GPS waypoints)
CSV (Garmin/Navman)
CSV (Excel)
To unlock full downloads you need to sign up as a Contributory Member. Otherwise downloads are limited to 50 sites.
Turn off the page maps and other distractions
Nearby sites listing. In the following links * = Image available
2.1km SSE 165° Heathrow* Cursus (TQ050757)
3.2km SSE 165° Stanwell Cursus* Cursus (TQ053746)
3.6km WSW 241° Kingsmead Quarry Ancient Village or Settlement (TQ01307588)
3.7km SW 228° Kingsmead Quarry* Ancient Village or Settlement (TQ01707520)
3.7km SSE 162° St. Anne's Well (Stanwell)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (TQ056742)
5.0km SE 143° Bedfont Cursus (TQ075738)
5.5km SSW 203° Staines Enclosure* Causewayed Enclosure (TQ024726)
6.3km S 172° Ashford Henge* Henge (TQ054715)
6.5km SSW 194° Negen Stones Standing Stones (TQ030714)
8.1km WNW 288° Montem mound Artificial Mound (SU9665880045)
8.6km WNW 303° Stoke Park Bowl Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SU97038222)
9.9km SSE 162° Shepperton Henge* Henge (TQ07686832)
10.1km SSW 192° The Nun's Well (Surrey)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (TQ0247767756)
10.3km SSW 191° St Ann's Hill* Hillfort (TQ026676)
10.7km S 183° Chertsey Museum Museum (TQ040670)
11.4km NNW 335° Bulstrode Camp* Hillfort (SU994880)
11.6km SW 215° Leptis Magna (Virginia Waters)* Ancient Temple (SU980680)
11.6km E 82° Elthorne Park Sarsen* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (TQ15927947)
11.9km NW 307° Seven Ways Plain* Hillfort (SU94718466)
13.2km SSW 206° Barrowhills Round Barrow(s) (SU98866567)
13.5km W 277° Weir Bank Stud Farm Ancient Village or Settlement (SU90957900)
13.5km ENE 62° Horsenden Hill Hillfort (TQ1618684366)
13.6km SSW 204° Flutters Hill Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SU99206516)
13.6km ESE 104° Museum of Richmond* Museum (TQ1774374697)
13.9km ESE 123° Barrow Hill (Teddington)* Round Barrow(s) (TQ16287037)
View more nearby sites and additional images
We would like to know more about this location. Please feel free to add a brief description and any relevant information in your own language.
Wir möchten mehr über diese Stätte erfahren. Bitte zögern Sie nicht, eine kurze Beschreibung und relevante Informationen in Deutsch hinzuzufügen.
Nous aimerions en savoir encore un peu sur les lieux. S'il vous plaît n'hesitez pas à ajouter une courte description et tous les renseignements pertinents dans votre propre langue.
Quisieramos informarnos un poco más de las lugares. No dude en añadir una breve descripción y otros datos relevantes en su propio idioma.