Cursus Barrows, Stonehenge

Name: Cursus Barrows
Address: Stonehenge, United Kingdom

#6 among attractions in Stonehenge

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The Cursus Barrows is the name given to a Neolithic and Bronze Age round barrow cemetery located mostly south of the western end of the Stonehenge Cursus. The cemetery contains around 18 round 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. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°10'60"N, 1°50'14"W

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Cursus Barrows – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stonehenge Cursus, Bush Barrow, Normanton Down Barrows, Stonehenge Landscape.

0.5 miNE
Archaeological site
Stonehenge Cursus, Stonehenge
14 min walk • The Stonehenge Cursus is a large Neolithic cursus monument on Salisbury plain, near to Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England. It is roughly 3 kilometres long and between 100 metres and 150 metres wide.
0.9 miS
Archaeological site
Bush Barrow, Stonehenge
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1 miS
Archaeological site
Normanton Down Barrows, Stonehenge
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0.5 miSE
Archaeological site
Stonehenge Landscape, Stonehenge
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0.6 miE
Ruins, Mysterious site, Historical place
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Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
North Wessex Downs, Stonehenge
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0.6 miSE
Observatories and planetariums
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1.4 miSE
Archaeological site
Coneybury Henge, Stonehenge
36 min walk • Coneybury Henge is a henge which is part of the Stonehenge Landscape in Wiltshire, England. The henge, which has been almost completely flattened, was only discovered in the 20th century.

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Nearby attractions include Stonehenge Landscape, Stonehenge (13 min walk), Stonehenge Cursus, Stonehenge (14 min walk), Archaeoastronomy and Stonehenge, Stonehenge (15 min walk), Stonehenge, Amesbury (16 min walk).