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The Lesser Cursus is a Neolithic earthwork forming part of the linear ceremonial landscape of Winterbourne Stoke Down in Wiltshire. Located south-east of Greenland Farm, this site comprises the cursus monument itself alongside a triple bowl barrow, which constitutes part of a substantial round barrow cemetery aligned along the ridge. The triple bowl barrow represents a more elaborate form of Bronze Age burial architecture than single bowl barrows, indicating the social status or ritual significance of the interred individuals. The integration of these monuments within a linear barrow cemetery demonstrates the continued ritual use of this landscape through successive prehistoric periods, from the Neolithic cursus through to Bronze Age mortuary practices.
The Lesser Cursus and a triple bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery south east of Greenland Farm on Winterbourne Stoke Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010901. View the official record →
The Lesser Cursus is a Neolithic earthwork forming part of the linear ceremonial landscape of Winterbourne Stoke Down in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010901.
The Lesser Cursus and a triple bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery south east of Greenland Farm on Winterbourne Stoke Down is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1010901.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow SE of Cowdown Farm (6.3 km), Stapleford Castle (6.7 km), Group of barrows W of Hooklands Plantation (6.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Lesser Cursus and a triple bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery south east of Greenland Farm on Winterbourne Stoke Down's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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The Lesser Cursus and a triple bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery south east of Greenland Farm on Winterbourne Stoke Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.