Dorset Cursus

Access unclearno public right of way confirmed — check locally before setting out

Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls

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Dorset Cursus is a cursus monument in Dorset. It is one of three cursus monuments the Albion Guide maps in the county. It sits within Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape.

For arrivals by rail, Tisbury Station is 14.6 km to the north-west. Other ancient sites nearby include Knowlton Church and Earthworks and Western end of Dorset Cursus.

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