Drayton Cursus — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Drayton Cursus by wysefool

taken sometime around 1970

wysefool May 6, 2007

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Drayton Cursus

Cursus

wysefool Nov 11, 2007

During 1981 and 1982 an area of the East ditch was dug. Radiocarbon dates from material from the lower levels of the ditch indicated a date of 2900BC.

Mesolithic remains were also found.

‘E T Leeds investigated Neolithic, Bronze Age and Anglo-Saxon sites near the cursus on the second terrace, and the Abingdon Society has excavated a Neolithic henge and bronze age remains to the north of the Cursus.‘

from ‘Excavations on the Cursus at Drayton, Oxon‘
R Ainslie & J Wallis, Oxoniensia LII

Drayton Cursus

Cursus

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drbob May 7, 2006

Aerial photo on English Heritage site

Very clear crop marks showing the southern end of the cursus and the later Bronze Age barrow ditches. The photo is taken from the north-west and the crossroads (unnamed metalled road heading south to Milton, and Drayton East Way track) on the left of the picture is at SU487937.

Sites within 20km of Drayton Cursus

Drayton

Round Barrow(s) • 1.7km W

1
Abingdon Causewayed enclosure

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.11km NNE

1

1
Barrow Hills, Radley

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.51km NE

3

2

2
Goldbury Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8km SW

1

2
Dorchester Neolithic Complex

Henge • 8.1km ENE

3

2
Wittenham Clumps and Castle Hill

Hillfort • 8.17km E

12

2

9

4
Dyke Hills

Dyke • 8.23km E

11

1

2
Horse and Jockey Barrows (Thorning Down)

Round Barrow(s) • 8.27km S

1
Dorchester Cursus

Cursus • 8.29km ENE

1

1
Hagbourne Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 8.31km SSE

2

4
Brightwell Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.95km E

11

3
Mount Farm

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.5km ENE

1
Grim’s Ditch

Dyke • 9.82km SSW

6

2
Round Hill Mound

Artificial Mound • 9.95km SW

1

2
Greater Leys

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.17km NE

3

3
Blewburton Hill

Hillfort • 10.19km ESE

9

5

1
Scutchamer Knob

Artificial Mound • 10.3km SSW

5

2

14
Churn Knob

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.46km SE

5

2

5

2
Whitehouse

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.91km N

1
Cholsey Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 10.98km ESE

1
Drayton St Leonard

Cursus • 11.22km ENE

1

2
Blewbury Downs Tumuli

Round Barrow(s) • 11.23km SSE

4

3

1
Goddards Barn Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.26km SW

4

2
Curn Barrow

Long Barrow • 11.57km SSE

1
Midsummer Wood Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.66km SSW

1
Fox Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.7km SSE

6

3
Cherbury Camp

Hillfort • 11.77km W

6

1

2

2
Lord Wantage Monument Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.27km SW

1

3
Wytham Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.38km NNW

1
Yew Down Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.65km SW

1
Devil’s Quoits

Stone Circle • 12.86km WNW

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19

3
Pewitt Farm Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.38km SW

6

3
Lowbury Hill Camp

Sacred Hill • 13.41km SE

2

4
Cuddesdon Stones

Standing Stones • 13.64km ENE

4

1
Port Meadow Round Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 13.7km N

1

1

2

1
Segsbury Camp

Hillfort • 14.75km SW

22

6

2
Deadman’s Burial

Henge • 14.84km NW

1
Eynsham Causewayed Enclosure

Causewayed Enclosure • 14.84km NW

1
Eynsham stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.6km NW

4

2
Cassington Big Ring

Enclosure • 15.97km NNW

1
Beedon Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.26km S

3

1
Devil’s Punchbowl

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 16.52km SW

6

1
Hackpen Hill (Oxfordshire)

Round Barrow(s) • 16.82km WSW

7

2

2
Woolley Downs Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.03km SW

2

2
Perborough Castle

Hillfort • 17.03km SSE

11

3

1
Kingston Lisle Tumulus

Round Barrow(s) • 17.46km WSW

2

1

2
Pigtrough Bottom (top of)

Round Barrow(s) • 17.54km WSW

5

2
Blowing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.34km WSW

20

1

1

15
Sparsholt Down (edge of)

Round Barrow(s) • 18.37km SW

2

1
Swyncombe Downs

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.61km E
Moss Hill

Long Barrow • 18.62km WSW

1
The Devil’s Churchyard

Enclosure • 19.28km ESE

1

1
Bladon Camp

Hillfort • 19.38km NNW

1

2
Eynsham Park Camp

Hillfort • 19.42km NW

2

1

1
Rams Hill

Enclosure • 19.44km WSW

6

1

5
Sparsholt Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.75km WSW

1