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Woodhill cursus is a Neolithic ceremonial monument located in Angus, Scotland, situated approximately 100 metres northwest of Woodhill. The monument belongs to the cursus type, a class of elongated Neolithic enclosure defined by parallel ditches and banks, typically dating to the fourth millennium BCE. Like other cursus monuments in Scotland, it would have served ritual or processional functions within the wider ceremonial landscape of prehistoric Angus. The site is recorded within the Historic Environment Scotland database under the reference SM6564.
Woodhill, cursus 100m NW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6564. View the official record →
Woodhill cursus is a Neolithic ceremonial monument located in Angus, Scotland, situated approximately 100 metres northwest of Woodhill. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6564.
Woodhill, cursus 100m NW of is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM6564.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Woodhill House, settlement SSW of (0.6 km), Ardestie, souterrain 400m NW of Mains of Ardestie (1.4 km), The Mound, motte, Grange of Barry (1.7 km).
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