Dorset Cursus, Bottlebush Down

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, Bottlebush Down is a cursus monument in Dorset. The Albion Guide lists three cursus monuments in the county; this is one of them. It sits within Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape.

Tisbury Station is 14.9 km away to the north-west. Knowlton Church and Earthworks and Western end of Dorset Cursus are among the ancient sites within 6.1 km.

Full name: Parts of Dorset Cursus on Bottlebush Down

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