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Cursus Barrows
51.1830° N, -1.8370° E
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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.
Historical Timeline
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Stukeley excavations
1723
Colt Hoare investigations
early 19th century
Cunnington re-excavation
1803
World War I base construction
World War I (1914–1918)
Fargo excavations
1938
Winterbourne Stoke re-excavation
1958
Amesbury 51 excavations and reconstruction
1960
Hidden Landscapes discovery
2010
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