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Dorset Cursus

a Pleiades place resource

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A Neolithic cursus monument spanning some 10 km of Cranborne Chase in east Dorset, United Kingdom.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/251814621

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
50.9434, -1.9752

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Representative Locations:
- Imagery location of Dorset Cursus (3000 BC - 2000 BC) accuracy: +/- 2000 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Dorset Cursus (English, modern)

Dorset Cursus makes connections with:

None

Dorset Cursus receives connections from:

None

Place type:
earthwork, monument

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Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Dorset Cursus: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2022 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/251814621> [accessed: 16 April 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/251814621 |title=Places: 251814621 (Dorset Cursus) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=April 16, 2024 5:34 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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