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THE DORSET CURSUS & ACKLING DYKE - Visited 18/4/00 A trip to Dorset gave us loads of time to tick a few more sites off from the book...if only the weather had been better. Along with fellow enthusiast, Pete Barrett, we took upon ourselves to locate sites as never before this cold, wet, windy Tuesday. After climbing BOTH Hambledon and Hod, our next task was to locate the Dorset Cursus. Heading down Ackling Dyke from the B3081, we tried to decide at what point we were actually 'on the cursus' as it were. We managed to get our bearings via a few barrows, then found a very useful post on the edge of the adjacent ploughed field, with a map showing the cursus and marks in the next field going off to the south, which we reckoned might be there to show its course. Photograph taken, with a token Pete peering menacingly from the bushes (a la the book), we headed back in the rain to the car. Unfortunately we couldn't seem to locate the spot where Cope's picture was taken....does anyone know?

Posted by Rob Gillespie 15th January 2001ce

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