Hill forts · South East England
Cursus Barrows
In or near Larkhill.
Cursus Barrows — barrow cemetery in England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Cursus Barrows is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "barrow cemetery in England". Coordinates: 51.1828°, -1.8369°.
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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 Cursus Barrows is the name given to a Neolithic and Bronze Age round barrow cemetery lying mostly south of the western end of the Stonehenge Cursus, in Wiltshire, England. The cemetery contains around 18 barrows scattered along an east-to-west ridge, although some of the mounds are no longer visible. The Cursus Barrows can be seen just north of the route between the Stonehenge Visitor Centre and Stonehenge.
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Background
Description
The round barrow cemetery extends 1200 metres east-to-west along a ridge and measures 250 metres wide. It comprises the round barrows recorded as Amesbury 43 to 56 and Winterbourne Stoke 28 to 30, plus the Fargo hengiform. Many of the barrows were excavated by Richard Colt Hoare in the early 19th century.
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- Coordinates
- 51.1828, -1.8369
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- Durrington
- Postcode
- SP4 8NU
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Wiltshire
Sources
- wikidata: Q2434486 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cursus Barrows (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Stonehenge tumulus.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cursus Barrows?
- Cursus Barrows is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SP4 8NU), in the parish of Durrington.
- What is Cursus Barrows?
- Cursus Barrows — barrow cemetery in England.
- How do I get to Cursus Barrows?
- Drivers can use postcode SP4 8NU.
- Is Cursus Barrows a protected site?
- Yes — Cursus Barrows is part of the River Avon System SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Salisbury Plain SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Cursus Barrows free to visit?
- Yes, Cursus Barrows is free to enter.
- How do I get to Cursus Barrows?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SP4 8NU. It sits within the East Wiltshire parliamentary constituency.