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Curriestanes cursus
55.0601° N, -3.6300° E
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Curriestanes cursus (grid reference NX 95990 75170) is a large neolithic ditched enclosure on the outskirts of Dumfries, in the parish of Troqueer, Dumfries and Galloway. It is visible only from aerial photography. It is, along with Pict's Knowe, one of two scheduled monuments in Troqueer parish.
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