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Image of Spread Eagle (Cursus) by postman

Taken on the hill by Pipton longcairn I presume the cursus is there somewhere

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Apr 30, 2007

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Spread Eagle

Cursus

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BrigantesNation Aug 12, 2003

This possible cursus runs for 130m on a SE-NW alignment, it’s ditches are 15m apart and there is a relationship with the River Wye.

Sites within 20km of Spread Eagle

Pipton

Long Cairn • 0.63km SSW

5

3
Bryn y Groes

Chambered Tomb • 1.62km SE

1

1
Coed-y-Polyn

Round Barrow(s) • 1.94km ENE

8

1
Little Lodge

Long Barrow • 2.1km ENE

21

4
Pen-rhiw-wen

Hillfort • 3.39km W

9

2
Ffostyll

Long Barrow • 3.39km SE

31

1

4
Boughrood Court

Round Barrow(s) • 3.98km W

1
Maen Hir (Boughrood)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.19km W

10

2
Bryn yr Hydd

Enclosure • 4.33km NE

6
Moll Walbee’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.91km NE

4

2
Neuadd Glan-Gwy

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.94km WNW

4

2
Talgarth Camp

Hillfort • 5.23km S

1
Wern Frank Wood

Cairn(s) • 5.68km ESE

12

1
Maesgwyn Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 5.74km N

1
Y Das

Round Barrow(s) • 6.3km ESE

12

3
Tre Durn Wood

Enclosure • 6.36km WSW

1
Penyrwrlodd

Long Cairn • 6.39km S

19

3

1
Pen-y-Wyrlod

Long Cairn • 6.49km ENE

21

1

4

1
Mynydd Bychan

Platform Cairn • 6.76km ESE

19

3
Hillis Camp, Llanfilo

Hillfort • 6.92km SW

2
Pen-yr-Allt

Enclosure • 7.22km SW

1
Clyro Court Farm

Long Barrow • 7.27km NE

4

3
Bwlch Bach a’r Grib

Cairn(s) • 7.55km SE

20

2
Pen-y-Beacon

Stone Circle • 7.69km E

29

5
Castell Dinas

Hillfort • 7.87km SSE

33

3
Twyn-y-Beddau

Round Barrow(s) • 7.91km ENE

11

4
Twyn y Garth barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 8.04km WNW

7
Twyn y Garth

Hillfort • 8.05km WNW

10
Pen-y-Beacon

Cist • 8.25km E

27

3

1
Pen Cae Newydd

Round Barrow(s) • 8.37km NW

1
Drostre Bank

Hillfort • 8.83km SW
Nant Bwch

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.96km E

2

1

1
Ty Isaf

Chambered Cairn • 9.01km SSE

7

1

3

1
Pen Trumau, Black Mountains

Cairn(s) • 9.21km SE

20
Mynydd Troed

Chambered Cairn • 9.39km SSE

15

4
Llan Oleu

Round Barrow(s) • 9.55km E

3

1
Lane Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 9.56km N

1
Crossfoot Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.72km NE

4

2
Blaen Henllan

Cairn(s) • 9.74km WNW

1
Parc-y-Meirch

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.81km E
Mynydd Llangorse promontory fort

Promontory Fort • 10.05km S

20

2
Rhos-Goch Chapel

Round Barrow(s) • 10.06km N

1
Caeau Enclosure, Cockit Hill

Hillfort • 10.41km SSE

3

1
Mynydd Llysiau, Black Mountains

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.51km SE

3

1
Mynydd Troed cairn

Cairn(s) • 10.92km SSE

14

2
Archenfield

Chambered Tomb • 10.93km ENE

2

2
Tywn-Y-Gaer (near Llaneglwys)

Enclosure • 11.02km WSW

1
Gold Post

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.02km ENE

1
Pen y Gadair Fawr

Round Cairn • 11.25km ESE

25

3
Cefn Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 11.28km ENE

1

1
Blaneau-draw

Round Cairn • 11.58km SSE

10

1
Mynydd Llangorse

Cairn(s) • 11.67km SSE

8

1
Twyn-Llechfaen

Enclosure • 11.75km SW

1

1
Mynydd Brith

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.95km ENE

5

3
Maen Llwyd (Twyn Du)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.02km ESE

25

4
Cwm Shelkin

Cairn(s) • 12.27km S

8

1
Pen-twyn Camp (Brilley)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.63km NNE

1
Blaen-y-Cwm Uchaf

Cairn(s) • 12.79km S

3

1
Pen Twyn Glas, Black Mountains

13.11km SE

6

2
Ty Illtyd

Chambered Tomb • 13.14km SSW

9

8

1
Llanhamlach

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.18km SW

2

3
Cefn Clawdd

Round Cairn • 13.23km W

8

1
Gwaun Ymryson

Cairn(s) • 13.34km W

7

1
Maes Clythan Wood Cairn

Round Cairn • 13.36km SSE

3

1
Cefn Wylfre

Stone Circle • 13.42km NNW

2

2
Pen Tir

Round Cairn • 13.48km SSE

5

1
Cefn Moel

Cairn(s) • 13.57km S

3

1
Mynydd Epynt (Eastern)

13.7km W
Twyn-y-Post

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.7km W

10

1
Allt yr Esgair

Hillfort • 13.79km SSW

18

1
Twyn-y-Big

Round Cairn • 13.85km W

20

1
Coed y Gaer

Hillfort • 13.85km SSE

9

2

1
Six Stones

Stone Circle • 13.87km NNW

1
Banc y Celyn

Stone Circle • 13.91km WNW

21

1
Duke’s Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 13.94km E

1
Wern Derys

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.06km E

14

4
Pen-yr-Heol Las

Cairn(s) • 14.09km S

12

1
Slwch Tump

Hillfort • 14.13km SW

12

3
Pen Allt-Mawr

Cairn(s) • 14.21km SE

29

1
Ffynnon Las I

Cairn(s) • 14.3km S

2

1
Milton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 14.84km NE

1
Bwlch Cairn

Cairn(s) • 14.89km S

13

1

3
Gilestone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.91km SSW

3
Gannols Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.91km ENE

2

2
Nant yr Ychen

Round Cairn • 14.98km ESE

1

2
Pen Gloch-y-pibwr

Cairn(s) • 15.12km SE

12

1
Pen y Crug

Hillfort • 15.23km WSW

26

4
Loxidge Tump, Black Mountains

Cairn(s) • 15.26km E

10

2
Llanveynoe Crucifix Stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 15.45km E

1
Cwm Bwchel, Black Mountains

Round Cairn • 15.52km ESE

22

3
Black Darren

Round Cairn • 15.53km E

25

2
Bwlch Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.93km S

8

2
The Tretower Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.99km SSE

9

2
Fennifach

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.1km WSW

3
Pen Cerrig-Calch

Cairn(s) • 16.33km SE

34

1
Wiral Cairn, Black Mountains

Round Cairn • 16.36km E

22

1
Arthur’s Stone

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 16.42km ENE

65

4

20

3
Graig-ddu, Black Mountains

Round Cairn • 16.66km ESE

24

1

3
Longtown Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 16.71km E

1
Giants Grave

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.72km NNW

13

1

2
Garth (Duhonw)

Hillfort • 16.72km WNW

8
Coed Fenni-fach

Hillfort • 16.94km WSW

1

2
Tump Wood Camp

Hillfort • 17km SSW

14

1
Garn Wen (Crucorney)

Cairn(s) • 17km ESE

27

2
Dorstone Hill

Promontory Fort • 17.04km ENE

2

1
Hundred House Common

Round Barrow(s) • 17.1km NW

1
Battle

Standing Stones • 17.13km WSW

4

2
Darren (Crickhowell)

Ring Cairn • 17.2km SE

6

1
Disgwylfa

Cairn(s) • 17.34km ESE

8

2
Llangynidr Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.39km S

7

2
Cross Lodge

Long Barrow • 17.48km ENE

5

2
Glascwm Mill Cottages

Round Barrow(s) • 17.49km NW

1
Pentre House

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.69km ENE

9

1

1

1
Rhiw Arw

Cairn(s) • 18.01km ESE

13

1
The Fish Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.1km SSE

9

2

6
Crug Hywel Camp

Hillfort • 18.24km SE

41

3
Plas-y-Gaer, Allt Ddu

Hillfort • 18.41km SW

2

1
Carneddau Hill (Builth Wells)

Round Cairn • 18.85km NW

9

1

1
Hatterrall Hill

Promontory Fort • 18.95km ESE

29

2
Bryn y Maen

Stone Row / Alignment • 19km NNW

11

1
Gwernvale

Chambered Tomb • 19.12km SE

29

1

9

1
Ffynnon Ishow

Sacred Well • 19.14km ESE

1

2
Cwm Berwyn, Carneddau (Builth Wells)

Promontory Fort • 19.19km NW

12

1

1
Cwm Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.43km NW

3

1
Bryn y Maen fallen monolith

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.49km N

3

1
Nant Tarthwynni

Hillfort • 19.59km SSW

12

2
Poston Camp

Hillfort • 19.63km ENE

1
Penffawyddog

Enclosure • 19.64km SSE

1
Maen Richard

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.64km WSW

1
Twyn-y-Gaer (Mynydd Illtyd)

Hillfort • 19.69km WSW

10

2
Castle Bank

Hillfort • 19.78km NW

21

1

2
Parkwood

Burial Chamber • 19.8km E

1
Carneddau North (Builth Wells)

Cairn(s) • 19.84km NW

12

2
Carn Pica

Cairn(s) • 19.97km SSW

13

2

2